New Yorker) independent news collective, transforming investigative journalism (
Big Think), and an unequivocal force for good (
South China Morning Post). Indeed, outside of a few alternative news sites, it is very hard to hear a negative word against Bellingcat, such is the gushing praise for the outlet founded in 2014.
This is troubling, because the evidence compiled in this investigation suggests
Bellingcat is far from independent and neutral, as it is funded by Western governments, staffed with former military and state intelligence officers, repeats official narratives against enemy states, and serves as a key part in what could be called a
How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points Into the Press
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AMSTERDAM Investigative site Bellingcat is the toast of the popular press. In the past month alone, it has been described as “an intelligence agency for the people” (
New Yorker) “independent news collective,” “transforming investigative journalism” (
Big Think), and an unequivocal “force for good” (
South China Morning Post). Indeed, outside of a few alternative news sites, it is very hard to hear a negative word against Bellingcat, such is the gushing praise for the outlet founded in 2014.
This is troubling, because the evidence compiled in this investigation suggests Bellingcat is far from independent and neutral, as it is funded by Western governments, staffed with former military and state intelligence officers, repeats official narratives against enemy states, and serves as a key part in what could be called a “spook to Bellingcat to corporate media propaganda pipeline,” presenting Western government narratives
John Maytham s Book Reviews: 5 March 2021
5 March 2021 5:35 PM books
1. Thriller:
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny, the latest in the Gamache series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in Montreal.
2. Fiction: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, is the latest novel by the master of dystopian science fiction writing about Klara who is an artificial friend set in a strange and veiled future as Ishiguro does so well. It is haunting and beautiful, says John.
3. Non-Fiction: We Are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People by Eliot Higgins
Take a listen to John s book reviews in the audio below:
BBC Science Focus Magazine
Bellingcat, the intelligence organisation, has broken some of the biggest stories of the decade. Their investigators proved that Bashar al-Assad fired chemical weapons at his own people, they discovered who downed flight MH17 and, most recently, they put Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the phone with one of the men sent to assassinate him.
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Theyâre not spies, and theyâre not trained, so how do these laptop-wielding âamateursâ hold power to account? Bellingcatâs founder Eliot Higgins talks toÂ
BBC Science Focus editor Daniel Bennett about why people need an intelligence agency, how internet investigations work and how we can fight misinformation.
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