(fascinating, US media appears to be unwilling to cover the Iran war?)

France 24: Middle East live: US launches new strikes on Iran as oil prices skyrocket

france24.com/en/middle-east/20…

#journalism #uspol #iran #war

[LONDON’S] METROPOLITAN POLICE RE-OPENS WAR CRIMES CASE ON BRITONS FIGHTING FOR ISRAEL”

by John McEvoy in Declassified UK

@uk_politics
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
@iraq
@palestinenews

“Exclusive: The Metropolitan Police Service has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought for Israel amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.

The 240-page referral was first submitted by the Public Interest Law Centre (#PILC) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (#PCHR) in August 2025”

[..]

“The move comes after British-Palestinian human rights campaigner Lubna #Speitan, who is represented by PILC, threatened judicial review proceedings against the Met”

declassifieduk.org/met-police-…

#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #BritishNationals #IOF #WarCrimes #Genocide #PalestinianGenocide #MetPolice #Probe #Investigation #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Israel #Gaza

Met Police re-opens war crimes case on Britons fighting for Israel

Exclusive: The Metropolitan Police has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought in Gaza.

^{JOHN McEVOY (Declassified Media ltd)}

As a journalist in Gaza, I’ve dedicated my life to the truth. But today, the truth is that my family is struggling to survive. With support cut and no income, I can barely provide basic necessities for my mother and siblings.
I’m struggling to keep reporting while worried about our next meal. If you can, please stand with us. Your support is our only lifeline.

chuffed.org/project/176053-rep…

#gaza #palestine #israel #genocide #press #journalism

Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler” groundup.org.za/article/racist…

#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler”

Cape Town court finds that his comments justified dismissal

^{Tania Broughton (GroundUp)}

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay groundup.org.za/article/judge-…

#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

A Judicial Service Commission committee has found KZN High Court Judge Elsje-Marie Bezuidenhout grossly negligent

^{Tania Broughton (GroundUp)}

UK is close to finallsing a law that would criminalise publishing any information provided by ”state threats”.

This would likely concern for example Hamas or Hezbollah, which publish civilian casualty numbers that journalists rely on, because Israel’s numbers are pure propaganda.

Should this become law, a journalist could then face up to 14 years in prison for publishing it.

Sounds a lot like Russia, doesn’t it?

youtube.com/watch?v=W7AmESPJ5L…

#UK #law #journalism #softtotalitarianism

RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1…

“the robotaxi stopped, called 911”

doesn't Waymo have a whole platoon of remote control drivers in the Philippines?

these cars may be driving themselves while empty but the liability of doing so with a passenger is too great. if they didn't have humans overseeing the cars, anybody could get into the car and rip them apart.

it’s #journalism malpractice to say the car called 911. the car didn't. there was a Waymo employee somewhere making that decision.

corporations are made of people.

Ars Technica (@arstechnica@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drivebys from a Waymo The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up. https://arstechnica.

^{Ars Technica (Mastodon)}

How reporters uncovered Trump's role in FIFA's stunning World Cup reversal

#WorldCup #FIFA #Journalism #WorldCup2022 #SportsScandal

poynter.org/reporting-editing/…

How reporters uncovered Trump’s role in FIFA’s stunning World Cup reversal - Poynter

Excellent reporting exposed the political intervention behind FIFA's unprecedented decision to reinstate U.S. star Folarin Balogun

^{Tom Jones (The Poynter Institute)}

As #Trump rebrands DC festivities as a "spectacular Trump rally," broadcasters should look elsewhere to celebrate the #UnitedStates’ 250th.

As with so much in DC, Trump took over. His effort to rebrand the Washington, DC, events, provides #media & #news outlets an opportunity to instead look around the rest of the country — so do it.

Ignore the Trump rally.

As an example, PBS will turn to Williamsburg, Virginia, instead of DC.

#journalism #FourthEstate #propaganda
cnn.com/2026/07/03/politics/am…

NEW: How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral

"I thought I had missed something major in my reporting. Turns out I had stumbled into an AI-fueled feedback loop that involved a real LLC’s fictional website and a search engine that’s thrusting unreliable answers on users."

propublica.org/article/google-…

#News #Google #AI #Journalism #Media #Technology #Tech #Research #LLM #artificialintelligence

How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral — ProPublica

^{Justin Elliott (ProPublica)}

I appreciate the work you do. I hope you'll make it easier to boost your communications on this platform by including alt text & image description for accessibility with any images you choose to post.

Example: "Democracy depends on people who won't take the truth at face value.

We want to make verifying reality an accessible skill for anyone who wants to build a hopeful, curious, resilient society."

Image of a yellow button that says "Become a supporting member".

edtechfactotum.com/adding-alt-…
#Accessibility #Media #Journalism

Adding alt text (and more) to images in Mastodon

April 27 2022 update: I originally wrote this post in late 2020 but it sat in my unpublished drafts page and never got published. Today with the influx of new users joining Mastodon it seems like i…

^{EdTech Factotum}