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David House on Bradley Manning, secret WikiLeaks Grand Jury, and US Surveillance
On the eve of the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange in London, US broadcaster Democracy Now! spent an exclusive hour with David House, who co-founded the Bradley Manning Support Network after US Army Private Manning was arrested for allegedly releasing classified U.S. military documents to WikiLeaks. (See video below.) House refused to testify […]
The iPhone for war photographers
For many journalists, the iPhone has become a standard part of the toolset. But it’s also being tested to the limit by war reporters. A couple of interesting experiments from Afghanistan caught my eye this morning documenting ventures in the photographic potential of the iPhone. First, this piece in The Guardian highlighting its use by Teru […]
Welcome South Sudan
I thought it would be a nice idea to make my first entry on this blog a celebration of the birth of South Sudan. After years of neglect or reports of the horror of the war which raged on and off for close to fifty years, how wonderful to see the unbridled joy reported by […]
The dangers of reporting Ciudad Juarez
Daniel Dominguez, one of the hard-worked crime reporters on El Diario, the biggest newspaper in Ciudad Juarez, was kind enough to let me spend the day with him last week. Here’s the report I produced for AFP, which you can also see here on YouTube. The same video is also embedded below, in case of […]
Hackgate: a week of extraordinary revelations
When the story broke on Monday that the News of the World (NOTW) allegedly hacked the phone of missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler and her family in March 2002, a public outcry ensued. Every day since has seen a new revelation in the scandal, with almost hourly developments culminating yesterday in the NOTW being closed down […]
Video: Assange, Žižek and Goodman in conversation
Download this episode View in iTunes Watch the event here. On Saturday 2 July at 4pm GMT (11am EST; 8pm AEST), this page will host a live stream of Frontline Club’s special “in conversation” event featuring WikiLeaks editor-and-chief Julian Assange in conversation with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, moderated by Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman… (live […]
ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 11-17 July
A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 11 July to Sunday, 17 July from ForesightNews Monday marks the 16th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, which has returned to the forefront again recently with Ratko Mladic’s arrest and last week’s Dutch court verdict assigning responsibility to the Dutch state for the deaths of three men […]
Kill/capture missions in Afghanistan: are they working?
Watch live streaming video from frontlineclub at livestream.com Are the kill/capture missions in Afghanistan effective? That was one of the key focuses of our First Wednesday discussion last night. The evening began with a short clip from Kill/Capture a film made by investigative journalist and author Stephen Grey about the United States’ unprecedented campaign […]
Hacking scandal will bring seismic change to British media
Britain’s media industry is about to undergo seismic change. The implications of the latest revelations about journalists hacking telephone voicemail systems have clearly shown that the country’s famously feisty and fiercely independent news outlets are incapable of self regulation. Senior executives of News International are under a harsh spotlight as it becomes ever more evident […]
Kidnapped: Life as a Somali pirate hostage
Watch the event here. By Helena Williams When Colin Freeman, a Daily Telegraph correspondent, was kidnapped by Somali pirates along with his photographer Jose Cendron, he did not know when he would be free again – if ever. But during last night’s Frontline Club event, Freeman – who is now the chief foreign correspondent for […]
Journalists detained in Ethiopia to stand trial
Two Swedish journalists have been taken in to custody by the army in Ethiopia, and are set to stand trial over yet unknown charges. Freelancers Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye entered Ethiopia from Somalia, and were reporting on the ongoing conflict between Somali guerrillas and the Ethopian state. The last person to see Persson and […]
In pictures: Assange, Žižek and Goodman
Download this episode View in iTunes On Saturday, Frontline Club hosted an "in conversation" talk with WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. Below are a few photographs from the event, taken by Frontline’s Charlotte Cook… […]
Somali pirates, Sudan and sex trafficking: the week ahead at the Frontline Club
Tonight Sunday Telegraph chief foreign correspondent Colin Freeman will be talking to award winning journalist and filmmaker Inigo Gilmore about how in late 2008, when reporting in lawless Somalia, a land of pirates, criminal gangs and militant Islamists, he was kidnapped by Somali pirates. At July’s First Wednesday tomorrow night a panel of experts will discuss the expansion of kill/capture […]
ForesightNews world briefing: Independence and violence in Sudan
By Nicole Hunt, international news reporter, ForesightNews On Saturday, 9 July, over 30 African heads of state and diplomats from around the world will gather in Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, to celebrate the independence of the world’s newest country. The secession from Sudan marks the culmination of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed to […]
In pictures: Assange, Žižek and Goodman
On Saturday, Frontline Club hosted an "in conversation" talk with WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. Below are a few photographs from the event, taken by Frontline’s Charlotte Cook… […]
WikiLeaks ‘blackmailed’ over Bank of America leaks
Whistleblower website WikiLeaks is under a “kind of blackmail” over leaked Bank of America documents, according to the organisation’s editor-in-chief, Julian Assange. Speaking at a special Frontline Club event on Saturday alongside renowned philosopher Slavoj Žižek and investigative journalist Amy Goodman, Assange spoke at length about the pressures faced by WikiLeaks amid a political backlash. […]
My life as a Somali pirate hostage
In late 2008, Daily Telegraph correspondent Colin Freeman travelled to Somalia to investigate a spate of piracy attacks that were terrorising shipping in the Gulf of Aden. Along with a Spanish photographer, Jose Cendon, his aim was to track down some of the pirates and secure an exclusive interview. But the pair were double crossed […]
Part II: WikiLeaks pushed Arab unrest, Assange says
By Gianluca Mezzofiore WikiLeaks had a prominent role in the Arab Spring, acting as a catalyst and pushing global information to a point where the US and other Western countries could not prop up Arab dictatorships anymore, according to WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange. Speaking at a Frontline Club event in East London, alongside renowned Slovenian […]
Part I: Žižek, Assange and the “new McCarthyism”
By Viola Caon A "new McCarthyism" has emerged in response to WikiLeaks and is evidenced in the calls for assassination by US politicians, the site’s editor-in-chief said today. Julian Assange, the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! shared a stage at a packed Frontline Club event at the Troxy in London’s […]
Video: Assange, Žižek and Goodman in conversation
Download this episode View in iTunes On Saturday 2 July at 4pm GMT (11am EST; 8pm AEST), Frontline Club hosted a special event featuring WikiLeaks editor-and-chief Julian Assange, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and Democracy Now!‘s Amy Goodman. Full unedited video of the event, which focused on WikiLeaks-related issues, can be found here. A series of […]
LIVE BLOG: Assange, Žižek and Goodman
Today at 4pm GMT (11am EST; 8pm AEST) Frontline Club will host a special "in conversation" event featuring WikiLeaks editor-and-chief Julian Assange in conversation with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, moderated by Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman. On this page we will be blogging updates live from the Troxy in East London, with updates from behind the […]
Slavoj Žižek: the corporate rule of cyberspace
Renowned Slovenian philospher Slovoj Žižek will this Saturday (2 July) take part in a special Frontline Club "in conversation" event alongside WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. As part of the build up to the event, which will focus on the ethics and philosophy behind WIkiLeaks, Frontline Club has this week […]
Julian Assange on Facebook, ‘cable cooking’ and ignorance
In this May 2011 interview with Russia Today, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange discusses change taking place in Egypt and explains why he believes Facebook is "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented". Assange, who will be appearing this Satuday at a Frontline Club "in conversation" event (details below), also explains during the […]
Žižek: WikiLeaks is a threat to power
This Saturday (2 July) renowned Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek will appear at a special Frontline Club “in conversation” event alongside WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and award winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. Widely held as one of the most influential living philosophers – and once described as “the Elvis of cultural theory” – Žižek will discuss […]
ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 4-10 July
A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 4 July to Sunday, 10 July from ForesightNews Following this week’s announcement of arrest warrants against Muammar Gaddafi and co., The Hague continues its stint in the limelight next week with the high-profile hearing on Monday for former Bosnian Serb Commander Ratko Mladic at the International […]
Bill Neely: masterclass in using words, pictures and sound for TV news
frontlineclub on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free The international editor for ITV News, Bill Neely delivered a fascinating masterclass in television journalism last night at the Frontline Club. Part of a regular series of ‘Reflections’ events in association with the BBC College of Journalism, in which top journalists talk about their work and those who inspired […]
Žižek on why Americans are ‘digging their own grave’
In this 2008 interview, renowned Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek shares his thoughts on the legacy of 1968 and the state of US politics with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman. He also discusses Barack Obama, and explains why he believes America would be better off if Americans could not vote in their own elections. Žižek will appear […]
WikiLeaks’ Assange too controversial for London university
Frontline Club’s upcoming event featuring WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and renowned Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek was deemed too controversial for the University of London’s Institute of Education (IOE). The event, which will take place on 2 July at the Troxy in East London, had originally been tentatively scheduled to take place at Logan Hall, a […]
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange on Afghan and Iraq War Logs and US Embassy cables
A round up of some of Frontline Club events with Julian Assange. On Saturday, 2 July Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of whistleblower website WikiLeaks will be "in conversation" with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. In the build up to what should be a fascinating event, focusing on the ethics and philosophy […]
Julian Assange: conspiracy as governance
This Saturday (2 July) will see Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, take part in a Frontline Club "in conversation" event alongside Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and award-winning investigative journalist Amy Goodman. As part of the build up to the event, which will focus on the ethics and philosophy behind WIkiLeaks, Frontline Club will […]
