The Rise of ‘Seaganism’: As Another Diet Fad Enters the Market So Does Food Propaganda

The Rise of ‘Seaganism’: As Another Diet Fad Enters the Market So Does Food Propaganda

While the news landscape might be a noisy hybrid of information war and geopolitics, the dairy, seafood and meat industries are wanting to make a point about misinformation too. It seems every month a new diet is preached to us on television and in glossy magazines; the latest fad to get us all thinner and…

Propaganda and Post-Truth

Propaganda and Post-Truth

Propaganda In political systems where Power needs the participation of the People, the purpose of propaganda is to get as many people as possible to adhere to a particular ideology and to mobilize them to apply it. The methods used to convince are the same whether one is acting in good or bad faith. However,…

How Israel Uses Bollywood to Whitewash the Occupation

How Israel Uses Bollywood to Whitewash the Occupation

Between Tuesday and Thursday this week, Bollywood actors are travelling to Israel for the Indo Fest TLV, a “cultural showcase” touted as the biggest event in the history of India-Israel cultural relations.  The festival – featuring Anil Kapoor, Amisha Patel and at least eight other stars of Indian cinema – promises to be a cultural extravaganza designed to…

Andrew Philip Cross: Wikipedia Editing Scandal Continues (But For How Much Longer?)

Andrew Philip Cross: Wikipedia Editing Scandal Continues (But For How Much Longer?)

Who is “Philip Cross” the notorious Wikipedia editor who has made so many people’s lives a misery over the past fifteen years due to his relentless malicious editing of their pages and pages on which they are cited? He’s the obsessive, at it night-and-day, 365-days a year Wikipedia editor and online stalker whose account is…