What is the new censorship, how did Benjamin Netanyahu master it, and how can we all fight back? footnotepress.com/books/the-ne... by @panievsky.bsky.social

Last-min gifts for the readers in your life? How women reclaimed nature, who stained our sugar with slavery, and why Trump is really suing the BBC - history, politics, news, empire, gender and future - we suspect that our staff published just the right book for your friends/family/self this year 👉

Had fantastic time with @krupapadhy.bsky.social and FT’s @georgewparker.bsky.social on the @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social Weekend programme this morning - thanks for having me! More on Trump, Farage and more here 👉👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

New term for corruption dropped: blending.

Caving to bullies is never a good idea. It’s never good journalism, either. Particularly for a public broadcast that could use this moment to say: “we’re not CBS, we don’t need Trump’s approval for mergers - we proudly serve our viewers and will keep doing so, even if some politicians don’t like it”

I really enjoyed my colleague @panievsky.bsky.social being interviewed by @maitlis.bsky.social about the techniques populists use to force the press into self-censorship. And there was some useful advice about how to avoid playing their game. My notes: onemanandhisblog.com/2025/11/figh...

You can now listen to my conversation with @haaretzcom.bsky.social about the media coverage of Gaza, Netanyahu's loyalty regimes, why journalists don’t cover the attack on journalism properly, and much more - right here 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

I had a fantastic, moving, fun & insightful night with my dear friend @maitlis.bsky.social. Shoutout to hundreds of City students who packed the room for this urgent conversation about the future of news, asked the best questions & stayed to chat until security forced us all out! You’re the future ❤️

Thanks for sharing this timely bit of The New Censorship on Stylist! If you wish to read the rest, order your copy here: footnotepress.com/books/the-ne... or in your favourite (prefereably independent!) bookshop 🙌 www.stylist.co.uk/news/media-h...

More of this, please! Bending over doesn’t work. More evidence here: footnotepress.com/books/the-ne...

Got to talk to @motherjones.com about how the Israeli media covers the war in Gaza:

Talked to @motherjones.com about the media coverage of the war in Gaza 👉

Unbelievable watching the celebrations in Tel Aviv and in Gaza today. Far from an easy fix, but for the first time in years - one step in the right direction ❤️

Just spoke to @euronews.com about the Trump deal to end the Gaza war. Here are the main points I made 🧵: 1. Trump should have formally brought in the Palestinian Authority as part of both the negotiations and the implementation. >>>

“While the entire world was exposed to horrific scenes from the Strip every day, Israeli media chose to ignore the situation in the best case, and deny it in the worst.” From the report by @molad-institute.bsky.social here: m.molad.org/articles/art...

שנתיים למלחמה הן זמן טוב לחשבון נפש. ⁦‪הארץ‬⁩ מסקרים היום את הדוח שכתבנו במולד ומגלה מה התקשורת בישראל מעלימה מאיתנו: רק ב-3% (!) מהאייטמים נחשפה הקטסטרופה בעזה, בפחות ממאית האייטמים הופיעו דוברים ערבים, נציגי אופוזיציה זכו לעשירית החשיפה של נציגי הקואליציה ועוד הרבה נתונים כאן 👈👈 ⁦‪shorturl.at/0fLf

First bit of my work with my dear friend @michaelhauser.bsky.social based on The New Censorship, is out! Watch this space - more to come soon… 👀👀

Sorry @washingtonpost.com, polls are no substitute for journalism! If you can't verify and explain who is to blame for the shutdown, we have a problem :( Asking 1000 random people what they think can be helpful if you want to sell them something - not if you seek the truth

Thanks to everyone who joined our sold-out book launch at The Frontline Club! Ex-BBC @jmacrodgers.bsky.social Ex-CNN @arwadamon.bsky.social & so many others who joined us to discuss the new censorship, rising authoritarianism & the horrors in Gaza. It was an intensive, inspiring urgent conversation

What can journalists who cover Trump & Netanyahu learn from @colbertlateshow.bsky.social & @jimmykimmel.com? Got to talk about this and much more with the excellent @alexvont.bsky.social at @bunkerpod.bsky.social 👉👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

What can journalists who cover Trump & Netanyahu learn from @colbertlateshow.bsky.social & @jimmykimmel.com? Got to talk about this and much more with the excellent @alexvont.bsky.social at @bunkerpod.bsky.social 👉👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

🚨OUT NOW🚨 Political leaders are rewriting the rules of public debate and the media is in the firing line. @alexvont.bsky.social speaks to @panievsky.bsky.social, author of The New Censorship, about how the war on the media became one of the defining battles of our age 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Call for Papers: 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 Apr 2026 University of Cambridge For more information, see the Summit website, the Summit's LinkedIn feed, or email [email protected]. www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

Welcome to The New Censorship, @jimmykimmel.com @stephencolbert134.bsky.social! "Authoritarianism masquerading as democracy, mega-billionaires championing the people, loyalty regimes masked as freedom". My new book uncovers how it works & how to fight back - get your copy here: shorturl.at/k7AUq

Not sure why, but I woke up feeling a pressing need to recommend everyone buy and read @panievsky.bsky.social’s The New Censorship

In the middle of this devastating news cycle, I got to meet my journo hero: @arusbridger.bsky.social, now @prospectmagazine.co.uk, ex @theguardian.com, always fearless. We had a great conversation, with sharp @lionelbarber.bsky.social joining us online. Give it a listen 👉 shorturl.at/P2FtG

There are still a few tickets left for this important discussion tomorrow evening. If you are in London, please come to join us if you can #Gaza #journalism

We had a great time hosting the brilliant team of @oslomet.bsky.social at @cityjournalism.bsky.social this week! Top scholars, top research. Thanks for coming ❤️ @oscarwestlund.bsky.social @steensteensen.bsky.social @digitaljournalism.bsky.social

If you're in London next week, please join us at The Frontline Club to discuss The New Censorship! We have stellar speakers on board - @jmacrodgers.bsky.social & @arwadamon.bsky.social - and more than enough explosive issues to cover! Tickets are selling fast, so get yours here 👉 shorturl.at/5Pbwc

We hosted a discussion about Journalism & Democratic Backsliding to help understand why journalists are failing to hold power accountable. With @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social. m.youtube.com/watch?v=MrAn...

Arrived at the office today to a wonderful surprise — a copy of my dear friend @panievsky.bsky.social’s brand-new book. A powerful and timely take on how media can be twisted to undermine public deliberation and amplify anti-democratic forces. Looking forward to learning from her brilliant work! 📚

חדש: ״The New Censorship״ הוא ספרה החדש של עמיתת מולד ד״ר איילה פנייבסקי @panievsky.bsky.social . הספר מסביר איך התקשורת הפכה לכלי שרת בידי הפופוליסטים, ומה מה אפשר לעשות כדי להתמודד עם האיומים האלו. קריאת חובה לכל מי שרוצה להבין לעומק את ההפיכה התקשורתית. לינק לרכישת הספר >>

We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous. There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

CBS’s surrender was awfully quick. Detrimental for anyone who cares about media freedom or journalism, in the US and beyond

True to politicians, true to journalists: accommodating the radical right is NOT the way to challenge it. It’s bad politics, bad journalism, and strategically harmful. More evidence here 👉

This tactic - pressuring corporations financially until they put a regime friendly voice in charge - is exactly how Orbán took over the free press in Hungary

You guys see where this is going? Right?

📢 Very last days to submit your abstracts to our hyper-timely @digitaljournalism.bsky.social special issue *Bypassing Journalism: Journalists and Politicians in a Changing Media Landscape* Details: tinyurl.com/53uv6fz4 @leahellmueller.bsky.social @cherian.bsky.social @oscarwestlund.bsky.social

A new piece I wrote appearing in FOREIGN AFFAIRS today www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/warn...

If you are at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference, don’t miss the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social Extremism & Democracy standing group business meeting 🔥 #ECPRgc25

Similar to what we discussed in our 2023 Journalism & Democratic Backsliding webinar with @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, & @panievsky.bsky.social. m.youtube.com/watch?v=MrAn...

"Headlines in New York Times Show Uneasy Mix of Cowardice and Journalism"

🤩Check out my brilliant friend Ayala Panievsky unboxing her new book - "The New Censorship: How the War on Media is Taking Us Down".👏🥳 You can already pre-order it here -> footnotepress.com/books/the-ne...

My first ever unboxing… @wearefootnote.bsky.social @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @agentbal.bsky.social

My first ever unboxing… @wearefootnote.bsky.social @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @agentbal.bsky.social

"In times of war, people are rarely asking to see the casualties on the other side. But this is reality. And if you're not showing us that, then you are not a journalist, you're an entertainer" // talked to @katevarley.bsky.social for @news.rte.ie about my research 👉 www.rte.ie/news/2025/08...

Just to say the obvious: The far-right discourse about architecture and “beauty” is not about public investment in infrastructure…it is about purity and order.