4 August 2011 - Getting the desired message across after Spain protests
22 June 2011 - Attacking the Greeks, calling them 'spoilt'
27 May 2011 - Spanish Protest: who clashed with who?
22 April 2011 - 'Outraged Greeks snarl' apparently

30 August 2011 - Irish cuts and tax rises: positive effect?
29 July 2011 - Terry Smith: 'there haven't really been any cuts yet'

Sympathy for the Markets: How our Media Forgot the People of Greece
The Editors, 22 February 2012

Last night the BBC reported on its front page that Greece 'averts nightmare outcome'. Naturally, this meant that another bailout package had been agreed upon. The 'Who loses out?' link which appeared below the front page title directed to a page that does not mention Greek people or society. Rather, the article...

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Spain wants 'Real Democracy Now'; why Won't the British Press Report it?
Ralph Adams, 28 May 2011

Coverage of the revolution in the Middle East and North Africa began almost from day one – the uprisings opposed something that western leaders could (eventually) speak out against – corruption, dictatorships, oppression. Leaders of powerful nations could of course draw comparisons between Middle East oppression and western freedom, and eventually...

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Economic Colonisation: The Dehumanising Effect of the Media
Graham Bell, 11 May 2011

Regardless of wider colonial aims, there are always a few imperative tasks for imperial powers. These tasks normally include stirring up national pride and fear, as well as dehumanising the indigenous population. This justifies the role of the invader to their people, as they implement their ‘superior’ ways on the ‘lesser’...

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Iceland Shows us the Alternative: Public says 'no' to Bailout
Ronan Jack, 15 April 2011

Anyone trying to understand the issue about Icelandic banks and what the Icelandic people owe/don't owe/may owe the UK could be forgiven for being hopelessly confused from following various media reports. Do they or don't they owe the UK money? How much? Have they defaulted on a debt by voting...

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Debt Redistribution is the Aim, Scaremongering is the Means
Ronan Jack, 9 April 2011

As the financial crisis staggers on, lurching from country to country like a drunk from one lamppost to the next, the gap between reality and what the media tell us expands. Across the world, there is a significant restructuring taking place, as financial institutions and the wealthy try to push the costs...

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What Does Europe Really Mean For The UK?
Helen Dring, 24 March 2011

Recently, the word 'Europe' has been used in mainstream media as the point of origin for several 'controversial' decisions. The decision that the UK should reconsider their stance on denying prisoners the right to vote, the right of sex offenders to appeal to be taken off the sex offence register if...

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