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Open letter accuses BBC board member of having a conflict of interest on Gaza

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523 points mhga | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 02:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.409s | source
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jaek ◴[08 Jul 25 02:55 UTC] No.44496540[source]▶
Sadly it seems like this is indicative of a broader trend in Public Broadcast in the west. In Australia we've seen similar internal criticism of the ABC of an anti-palestinian bias in reporting[1].

It's deeply concerning that these publicly funded media outlets are being co-opted and manipulated by a foreign power.

[1]https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/australias-abc-staf...

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Aeolun ◴[08 Jul 25 03:51 UTC] No.44496897[source]▶
How is it possible they influence so much of what happens in western politics, or at least how whole nations respond to their genocidal war anyway?
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1. tareqak ◴[08 Jul 25 04:48 UTC] No.44497165[source]▶
Defence contractors hire a lot of people which in turn create a lot of ancillary jobs to support said industries.

Defence contractors are also becoming increasingly sophisticated so they use more software, more chips, more clouds, and more information security.

Almost all of MAFANG has some defence-related footprint, and some have multiple. You might see a few defence/defence adjacent companies in the monthly WhoIsHiring posts as well as https://www.workatastartup.com .