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The digital media industry is besieged by standards that encourage the dumbing down of its work – consider what’s happening to the Washington Post
The Trump presidential campaign a billionaires’ ballot
In the fight are Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bizos, who put pressure on the editors of the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, X’s Elon Musk and Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel
Koeberg plot, FBI rot
Two unrelated tales of citizen activism are a salient reminder that ordinary people can do extraordinary things
Police killings: How does South Africa compare?
An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada
What is happening in Mali is a coup. We must call it that
Zimbabwe called its coup a military-assisted transition to sidestep sanctions. Mali is doing the same. But failing to call power grabs by their name makes it harder to defend…
Covid-19: A case for why we all should wear homemade face masks
Countries that have mandated mask-wearing for people going out in public have shown a decrease in the rate of Covid-19 infections
Fact-checking is no silver bullet but it does help fight disinformation
Beyond identifying and correcting important misinformation, fact-checkers must engage with politicians and the media
Visitors from outer space – or military aircraft made on Earth ?
Are China or Russia ahead of the US in aerial technology or are intergalactic visitors trying to make friends with us?
Mueller criticised Barr’s depiction of Russia probe: reports
Mueller reportedly complained that Barr’s letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe
Saudi Arabia gave Jamal Khashoggi’s children homes, money — report
Jamal Khashoggi’s children receive million-dollar homes, payments, from Saudi Arabia, according to the Washington Post
Royal court adviser fired over Khashoggi killing ‘not on trial’
Saud al-Qahtani is reportedly not among those indicted by Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Netflix drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia
The episode can still be seen in other parts of the world — and in Saudi Arabia on YouTube
‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins
Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister says the kingdom is not in crisis over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Saudi ‘kill team’s’ luggage contained syringes, scissors — report
According to a Turkish daily, these items may have been used against journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate
Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death meets growing scepticism
After a fortnight of denials, Saudi authorities admitted on Saturday that the Washington Post columnist was killed after entering the consulate