Power and Manipulation— Media as a Weapon
IN-DEPTH VIDEOS, 6 Apr 2026
Patrik Baab interviews Joe Lauria - TRANSCEND Media Service
26 Feb 2026
Is the West still a democracy – or already a declining empire? Joe Lauria analyzes the role of the United States in Ukraine, Gaza, and the global power struggle – and raises a crucial question: Is freedom of speech in the West being systematically restricted to protect geopolitical narratives?
Joe Lauria is editor-in-chief of Consortium News and a former correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and numerous other newspapers, including The Montreal Gazette and The Star of Johannesburg. He was an investigative reporter for the Sunday Times of London, a financial reporter for Bloomberg News and began his professional work as a 19-year old stringer for The New York Times. Email: joelauria@consortiumnews.com
Tags: Alternative Media, Censorship, Corporate Media, Journalistic Ethics, Mainstream Media MSM, Media, Military Industrial Media Complex, Official Lies and Narratives, Peace Journalism, Propaganda, War Journalism, West, Yellow Journalism
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