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Bellingcat delivers terrific advice about social media in times of war
Bellingcat just delivered to my in-box what is in effect a substantial supplement to what I just wrote about truth during war. It’s an advisory on how to evaluate social media’s reportage and film clips. Truth or fiction? I’m linking … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged Bellingcat, Gaza war, Hamas, Israeli war, social media
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What is the truth about the war? About any war?
My heart bleeds; my head stays calm. That’s the best I can do with reports from this war when the news media is spilling over with information. I react with horror — impartial horror — and then I wonder what … Continue reading
Posted in Propaganda, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, David Remnick, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Richard Overy, The New Yorker, war
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Facts of Life: who is violent in the US?
From Harper’s Weekly Review: It was reported that gun jugging, the theft of guns left in cars is on the rise in Texas. “When you’re leaving a place like [a gun range], you have to look at your surroundings,” said … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics
Tagged Boogaloo, Boojahideen, gun jugging, Hamas
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