This weekend, there was an attempted assassination of a Democratic congressman by a Christian Nationalist assassin in a Hindu temple in Aurora, and the US corporate media decided it really wasn't a reportable event, because... well, because it was bad news for the Republicans in an election cycle.
Toni Freixa stated that the handball had not occurred half an hour earlier and that the incident between Bernal and Lamine had not been a scuffle, but an assault for which Bernal had apologized. He added that if the information had that manipulative bias, he could only describe it as disgusting. #Bernal #Agresión #Periodismo (translated)
Frank Peeters asked VRT NWS why the broadcaster had spoken about demonstrators, tear gas, and intense protests. He asked whether the editorial team had not seen the footage of looting, destruction, and arson, and suggested that VRT NWS had more sympathy for those involved, whom he spoke of in a derogatory manner, than for the police. #protest #media #veiligheid (translated)
Marcel suggested that TF1 was presenting a well-crafted conspiracy theory regarding lootings that would have been organized and directed, and referred to the channel as a "super channel" in an ironic tone. #ThéorieDuComplot #TF1 #Médias (translated)
Press briefs indicated that the extreme right was very present on news channels that evening, with Éric Ciotti on BFMTV, Franck Allisio on CNews, Laurent Jacobelli on LCI, and Alexandre Avril on Franceinfo at the same time. #Politique #France #Médias (translated)
Jesse Rauhamo wrote that Yle had reported that protests had continued in France for about a month, criticizing among other things the cost of living, the lack of resources in education, and the country's difficult economic situation. Rauhamo asked how long the media intended to lie about the catastrophic situation in Europe, according to him. https://t.co/av6JaysMIG #Ranska #Mielenilmaukset #Taloustilanne (translated)
Jiri Jicha wrote that the fires in St. Petersburg continue to destroy what he believes are Kremlin funds intended for the war and that burning Russian oil will not become "Trump's diesel." He stated that Russian media reported on the ongoing fires at two fuel infrastructure facilities: at a maritime terminal for the export of oil products and at an oil storage facility used for storing fuel and transporting it in Russia. #Putin #Rusko #válka (translated)
Guido den Aantrekker wrote that, according to him, such weak figures had brought Europe to the brink. He advocated for a thorough approach to the complacent journalism, which he believed lived in its own bubble. #journalistiek #media #Europaproblemen (translated)
The author wrote that numerous Iranians on social media mocked Western politicians and others, accusing them of political blindness, cowardice and appeasement. The author added that the Iranians were speaking from lived experience. https://t.co/rO4XZ9AxQK #Iran #Politics #SocialMedia #IR #US
Pablo Iglesias stated that insults and reactions of hate against Irene Montero had become common again in progressive circles, media, and among party affiliates. According to what he wrote, the criticisms focused on attributing ambition, egotism, and a desire to retain a position to her, arguments that, he said, may have stopped being heard since 2024. Iglesias shared an article by Raúl Solís that, as he explained, gathered examples of those arguments to point out a double standard regarding other political figures. https://t.co/voTl2pr5Nc #IreneMontero #Política #Progresismo (translated)
Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that he found it incomprehensible that parties, politicians, universities, and the media had, in his opinion, blindly and naively rallied behind violent pro-Palestinian activists in recent years. He argued that this had been a cover for terror, destruction, and vandalism, and had nothing to do with self-determination for a people. He also wrote that the activists at universities had received honorary doctorates and VIP treatment and, according to him, still secretly laughed at what he called a collective delusion. #Palestina #terrorisme #vrijheid (translated)
Robert Ágh wrote that flying a private jet was a common practice for Andrej Babiš. He stated that Babiš did not own a plane and reminded that he criticized Kellner for owning a private jet. According to Ágh, Babiš therefore rented a plane. He also asked from whom and for how much, and whether there were any quid pro quos behind the rental. He also expressed sadness over the media's reaction, which he felt contributed to a campaign against the president. #politika #Babiš #médiá (translated)
Max Hübner wrote that after what he described as the disgrace of Donald Tusk's government, Żurek's prosecutors, Kierwiński's police, and media sympathetic to the government in their defeat against Piotr, they resorted to "the ultimate weapon." He accused Giertych's environment of dehumanizing Piotr and stated that in his opinion, it is enough to listen to him once to like him. He added that his opponents have already fought with their own windmills. #Polska #polityka #media (translated)
The author accused Israel of murdering more than 1,400 Palestinians in less than a year under the cover of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”. They said Western politicians and media had remained silent while presenting the situation as a ceasefire, and called for Palestine to be free “from the river to the sea”. #MilanAtalanta https://t.co/Q5RkO6a7iJ #FreePalestine #IsraelPalestineConflict #HumanRights #IL #PS
At the same time, in 2023 the creation of Sumar was linked to the political leadership of Yolanda Díaz, who in April 2023 already confirmed that she would be a candidate and, through her popularity and electoral pull, attracted the main left-wing parties to the same ballot. #FrenteAmplio #Sumar #CoaliciónIzquierda (translated)
Happy reproached influencers and the media for denouncing material violence while tolerating another form of violence. He believed that anger was legitimate and that they would not understand it as long as they remained, in his opinion, bourgeois "in their ivory tower." https://t.co/zbbQO5nOWI #violence #influenceurs #société (translated)
Press briefs reported, citing local media, that a 17-year-old girl had been blinded in one eye after being seriously injured in the face during the mobilization on October 17 in Mulhouse. The account stated that the prosecutor of Mulhouse had opened an investigation assigned to the IGPN. #Mulhouse #17octobre #violence (translated)
Martin Bosma wrote that according to him the NOS downplayed the riots in France and Italy as much as possible because they would present a negative image of diversity. He also stated that the editorial team was fighting for the Diversity Award. https://t.co/xWzakLyMhy #diversiteit #media #nieuws (translated)
The author urged people to avoid watching the footage involving a priest, saying it showed someone being violently killed and was being shared as casually as a cat video.
The podcast "Rzecz o idei" addresses the issue of the Polish education system, pointing out the mediatization of tragic events in schools and the long-term mental health problems of young people that are often overlooked in public discussion. #edukacja #zdrowiepsychiczne #media (translated)
