Archive List for information war

Making sense of Israel and Hamas’s information war | The Listening Post

50 days of bloodshed later, a truce lasting 96 hours – between Israel and Hamas – has come into effect, giving Palestinians in Gaza some temporary room to breathe. But in the information war, there is no ceasefire in sight. Contributors: Abboud Omar Hamayel – Academic, Birzeit University Hussein Ibish – Arab Gulf States Institute Mia Bloom – Professor, Georgia State University Shashank Joshi – Defence Editor, Economist On our radar: This past week has been one of the most devastating for journalists in Gaza. This, in a war that has already been described as the “deadliest period on record” for the media. Meenakshi Ravi has the details. Francesca Albanese: […]

Why Russian media is turning on its military | The Listening Post

Inside Russia, the narrative around the “war” is changing. The pro-war Putin-faithful are grappling with defeats they never expected and generals are taking the flak from public figures, loyalists on state TV channels, and even military bloggers. Contributors: Jade McGlynn – Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies Maxim Alyukov – King’s Russia Institute, King’s College London Mikhail Fishman – Anchor, Dozhd TV Katrina vanden Heuvel – Editorial director, The Nation On our radar: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei finally broke his silence on the protests that have shaken the country for weeks. Producer Flo Phillips analyses Khamenei’s speech – key parts of which he also tweeted – and the repercussions it […]