US media trapped between oligarchy and presidency
American billionaires are gobbling up more and more media outlets.

American billionaires are gobbling up more and more media outlets.
A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world’s media, how they operate and the stories they cover.
Incoherent messaging and inconsistent policy positions – Trump’s chaotic Iran gambit.

What is the point of AI alarmism if the people warning the world aren’t changing course?

Have the Epstein files shifted US politics beyond news hype?
Mapping the scale of the Epstein network, and why parts of the story are being downplayed.

Official lies after an ICE killing begin to backfire.

Trump’s imperial rampage – the tweets, the rants, the petulance.
Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran. Plus, Cory Doctorow on the AI hype machine.
The media reportage of the US attack on Venezuela is telling, from the Trumpian language to predictable narratives.
How the Bondi Beach tragedy set off a media chain reaction.

The studio that helped build Hollywood is now in the middle of its very own drama.