George Monbiot

media

Polar Opposites
How weather forecasts became a political issue. Read more – ‘Polar Opposites’.
Unmasking the Press
The corporate newspapers are the elite’s enforcers, misrepresenting the sources of oppression. Read more – ‘Unmasking the Press’.
The Spectator’s Spectacular Blunder
It is hard to think of a bigger cock-up than the one the magazine’s editor has just made. Read more – ‘The Spectator’s Spectacular Blunder’.
Going Naked
This is why I’ve declared my financial interests, and why I believe other journalists should do the same. Read more – ‘Going Naked’.
The Lairds of Learning
How did academic publishers acquire these feudal powers? Read more – ‘The Lairds of Learning’.
Top Dollar
Why is Top Gear, alone among BBC programmes, allowed to keep breaking editorial guidelines? Read more – ‘Top Dollar’.
A Hippocratic Oath for Journalists
What do we do about the power of the corporate media? Here’s one answer. Read more – ‘A Hippocratic Oath for Journalists’.
For How Much Longer Can This Go On?
Christopher Booker is now in even deeper trouble than before: damned in a High Court judgement. Yet still the Sunday Telegraph employs him. Read more – ‘For How Much Longer Can This Go On?’.
Robot Wars
Online astroturfing is more advanced and more automated than we’d imagined. Read more – ‘Robot Wars’.
Reclaim the Cyber-Commons
The internet is being captured by organised trolls. It’s time we fought back. Read more – ‘Reclaim the Cyber-Commons’.
Impervious to Learning
David Rose appears to have learnt nothing from his catastrophic mistakes before the Iraq war. Read more – ‘Impervious to Learning’.
Deep Peace in Techno-Utopia
A new film on Channel 4 disses the greens while dodging the issue of power. Read more – ‘Deep Peace in Techno-Utopia’.
The Smearing of an Innocent man
The report we publish for the first time today proves that the serious charges made against Rajendra Pachauri are completely untrue. Read more – ‘The Smearing of an Innocent man’.
A Ginger Revolution
Grassroots campaigns could break Britain’s corrupt political system Read more – ‘A Ginger Revolution’.
Champions of the Overdog
Local papers are vanishing. Does it matter? Read more – ‘Champions of the Overdog’.
The Hanging Judge
Why has Mr Justice Eady been allowed to conduct a one-man campaign against free speech? Read more – ‘The Hanging Judge’.
It Doesn’t Get Madder Than This
The Spectator’s new editor has lost it before he even had it. Read more – ‘It Doesn’t Get Madder Than This’.
The Patron Saint of Charlatans
How does Christopher Booker get away with it? Read more – ‘The Patron Saint of Charlatans’.
The Price of Free Speech
A grotesque case of legal bullying using a 13th-Century law shows that in some respects we still haven’t shaken off feudalism. Read more – ‘The Price of Free Speech’.
The Lunar Conspiracy
A Proposal to Hamish Mykura, Head of Documentaries, Channel 4 Read more – ‘The Lunar Conspiracy’.
Swindled Again
A response to Channel 4′s head of documentaries, Hamish Mykura Read more – ‘Swindled Again’.
An Ongoing Swindle
The Great Global Warming Swindle is just one example of Channel 4′s war against the greens Read more – ‘An Ongoing Swindle’.
The Self-Justifying Myth
People love films like The Great Global Warming Swindle, because they tell us what we want to believe. Read more – ‘The Self-Justifying Myth’.
Anticipatory Compliance
Rupert Murdoch doesn’t even have to ask to get what he wants. Read more – ‘Anticipatory Compliance’.
A Likely Story
As the evidence accumulates, the Evening Standard’s allegations of terrorist planning have fallen apart. Read more – ‘A Likely Story’.
Attack of the Baby Eaters
The press has been publishing a series of crazy scare stories about our intentions at the climate camp Read more – ‘Attack of the Baby Eaters’.
Selling Ecocide
Is it time to consider a ban on the adverts which help to cook the planet? Read more – ‘Selling Ecocide’.
Eco-junk
Green consumerism will not save the biosphere Read more – ‘Eco-junk’.
Correspondence with Hamish Mykura
Head of History, Science and Religion, Channel 4 Read more – ‘Correspondence with Hamish Mykura’.
Occupations Brutalise
The atrocities in Iraq surprise us only because we ignore colonial history. Read more – ‘Occupations Brutalise’.
Smoke Rings
The tobacco industry duped both academic journals and the media. Read more – ‘Smoke Rings’.
How Britain Denies its Holocausts
Why do so few people know about the atrocities of empire? Read more – ‘How Britain Denies its Holocausts’.
Bringing Out the Dead
The press has been minimising the death toll in Iraq Read more – ‘Bringing Out the Dead’.
The Net Censors
The democratic potential of the new media is being blocked by the companies providing the technology. Read more – ‘The Net Censors’.
Bad News from Tesco
The superstores are on the verge of cornering the news market, with disastrous implications for democracy Read more – ‘Bad News from Tesco’.
Media Fairyland
The US media is creating a world of make believe. Read more – ‘Media Fairyland’.
The Alternative Media
Undercurrents and Schnews are both ten years old, and still blooming. Read more – ‘The Alternative Media’.
No Longer Obeying Orders
Transcript of lecture. Read more – ‘No Longer Obeying Orders’.
The Lies of the Press
The newspapers must also be held to account for the decision to invade Iraq. Read more – ‘The Lies of the Press’.
Greasing Up to Power
Our journalists bear as much responsibility for the misinformation about Iraq as the intelligence agencies. Read more – ‘Greasing Up to Power’.
The Fossil Fools
The dismissal of climate change by journalistic nincompoops is a danger to us all Read more – ‘The Fossil Fools’.
The Bones of the Saint
Remarks at the launch of Scott Lucas’s book The Betrayal of Dissent Read more – ‘The Bones of the Saint’.
Invasion of the Entryists
Read more – ‘Invasion of the Entryists’.
Diary
On becoming a bilious old git. Read more – ‘Diary’.
Planet of the Fakes
Wildlife programmes on television, David Attenborough’s among them, perpetuate the dangerous myth of wilderness. Read more – ‘Planet of the Fakes’.
Unreality TV
Television coverage of the poor world has all but disappeared, with disastrous consequences for everyone. Read more – ‘Unreality TV’.
The Business of Power
Why does the British government remain wedded to the corporations? Read more – ‘The Business of Power’.
Dying of Consumption
The more we spend, the happier we become. Probably. Read more – ‘Dying of Consumption’.
Big Business, As Seen On TV
The Communications White Paper will help the corporations to stifle dissent Read more – ‘Big Business, As Seen On TV’.
Modified Truth
Channel 4 has hired a charlatan to make its science programmes Read more – ‘Modified Truth’.
No Politics Please
How Britain’s advertising rules forbid us to hear the bad news about business Read more – ‘No Politics Please’.
Publish and Be Damned
Britain’s libel laws allow the rich and powerful to silence the excluded Read more – ‘Publish and Be Damned’.
Pester Power
Father Christmas has become an enemy of the people, as advertisers exploit parents for all they’re worth Read more – ‘Pester Power’.
Far Left or Far Right?
Living Marxism’s interesting allegiances Read more – ‘Far Left or Far Right?’.
The Revolution Has Been Televised
Channel 4′s Against Nature series turns out to have been made by an obscure and cranky sect Read more – ‘The Revolution Has Been Televised’.
Crimes Against Nature
A new Channel 4 series would be laughable, had it not been given three hours of prime time TV. Read more – ‘Crimes Against Nature’.