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Assad: The rehabilitation of a war criminal | The Listening Post
May 27, 2023

After 12 years of being shunned for his crackdown on protests that pushed Syria towards civil war, President Bashar al-Assad returned to the Arab Leagues annual summit. The process of al-Assads rehabilitation - spearheaded by Saudi Arabias crown prince

Turkey elections and Erdogan’s media domination | The Listening Post
May 20, 2023

With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the verge of re-election in the second round next week, whats next for what is left of Turkish journalism?Contributors:Mustafa Akyol - Senior Fellow, Cato InstituteRavza Kavakci Kan - AK Party Member of ParliamentSe

Inside Israel’s surveillance machine | The Listening Post
May 13, 2023

Palestinian existence in Jerusalem is under threat - carefully watched, recorded and restricted. In the Old Citys narrow streets and alleys, cameras are inescapable.In the second episode of a two-part special, Tariq Nafi reports from the occupied West Ba

How Israel automated apartheid | The Listening Post
May 06, 2023

Palestinians in Hebron are some of the most heavily monitored and controlled people on the planet.In the first episode of a two-part special, Tariq Nafi reports from the occupied West Bank on the previously unknown facial recognition system ‘Red Wolf’, un

The information war in Sudan | The Listening Post
April 29, 2023

The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, looks like a war zone these days, as two generals and their armies fight for control of one country. Both are pushing their narratives on social media and jostling for command of the state-run airwaves.Contributors:Declan W

Chaos and confusion in Musk’s Twitterverse | The Listening Post
April 26, 2023

Twitter, the damage that Elon Musk has done to the brand and the journalists who cant quite quit the platformContributors:Bobby Allyn - technology reporter, NPRMatt Binder - reporter, MashableShirin Ghaffary - senior social media correspondent, VOXAmanda

Chaos and confusion in Musk’s Twitterverse | The Listening Post
April 22, 2023

Twitter, the damage that Elon Musk has done to the brand and the journalists who cant quite quit the platformContributors:Bobby Allyn - technology reporter, NPRMatt Binder - reporter, MashableShirin Ghaffary - senior social media correspondent, VOXAmanda

US intel leaks and the war in Ukraine | The Listening Post
April 15, 2023

Washington is dealing with the biggest United States intelligence leak in a decade. Among the secrets already revealed: sensitive information on the war in Ukraine and evidence of the US spying on its allies. American officials are in diplomatic damage co

How Israel’s protests are dividing mainstream media | The Listening Post
April 01, 2023

The hard-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu is facing off against Israeli protesters triggered by sweeping changes to judicial powers in the country. Adding to the cacophony is news coverage from outlets that range from the Fox-style Channel 14, with

What’s happening with Trump’s arrest? | The Listening Post
March 25, 2023

When former United States president Donal Trump posted news of his imminent indictment, it set off a wave of headlines. News coverage in the US was divided along standard partisan lines, and all of them were fodder for Trump’s 2024 campaign machine.Contri