The nature of war reporting has changed. The beheadings of journalists James Foley and Stephen Sotloff by IS militants in Syria exemplified that reporters and journalists in the Middle-East are now considered to be legitimate targets, PR fodder and bargaining chips to be used against the West. … [Read more...] about ISIS and the Freedom of the Press
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Understanding the rise of ISIS: Sykes-Picot, American Imperialism and slickly-produced propaganda
Following on from their success in finally settling on a name earlier this year (to be fair ISIS was a bit comic book-villainy and ISIL is so 2013) the group known as the Islamic State have consolidated their territorial gains in northern Iraq and parts of Syria into a theocratic caliphate under their reclusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. … [Read more...] about Understanding the rise of ISIS: Sykes-Picot, American Imperialism and slickly-produced propaganda