NEWS AND VIEWS FROM DOWN UNDER....
Sydney based Antony Loewenstein submitted the following today....
Wikileaks, Palestine, Australia and much in between
The biggest story of the last month has been the Wikileaks release of countless documents about the chaotic war in Afghanistan. It was a monumental effort that revealed the nature of the conflict and the failed attempts to either stabilise the country or embrace the Afghan people. I was asked to briefly comment about the significance of the leaks for Al-Jazeera English and what mainstream journalism could learn from Wikileaks; Media as provoker, not endorser of war.
In other news:
- 20 questions and answers from Australian online magazine New Matilda.
- Article in Australian online magazine Crikey about a recent visit to Australia by a leading IDF military lawyer.
- Exclusive article on my website about the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel and the Melbourne International Film Festival's welcoming of Israeli government funding.
- Review in the Sydney Morning Herald of the book My Friend the Mercenary.
- Short documentary about the recent Australian premiere of a documentary, American Radical, on Jewish writer Norman Finkelstein.
- Interview in the Australian online magazine The Scavenger on the concept of media bias and the importance of avoiding "objective" journalism.
- Event in Sydney with Palestinian activist Diana Buttu, screened on ABC TV.
- Interview on American independent channel GritTV with Palestinian writer Ali Abunimah.
- Interview with New York's Indypendent on the Middle East, journalism and web media.
- Article on American website Mondoweiss on a UN/New York Times event about Obama and the Muslim world.
- Report on New York's Revolutions Books event with fellow author Michael Otterman discussing Iraq and Palestine.
- Article in Australian online magazine Crikey about the uncontrolled privatisation agenda in Australia.
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