French Actress Speaks Up for Accused Men, Faces Anger

SYLVIE CORBET / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2018 Hostile reaction greets an open letter by Catherine Deneuve and other women who raise questions of fairness in the current wave of sex-related allegations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are the French News Media Right to Stop Printing Photos and Names of Terrorists? (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 2, 2016 In an effort to stop Islamic State from “heroizing” attackers, a number of French newspapers and television channels have ceased printing the pictures, and sometimes even the names, of people who commit terrorist acts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Is Denied Asylum in France

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 3, 2015 The WikiLeaks founder appealed to President Francois Hollande in an open letter published in France's Le Monde newspaper Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global News Organizations Will Cooperate to Publish Climate Stories

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 28, 2015 An unprecedented alliance of news publishers, including The Guardian, El País, Le Monde and China Daily, have announced they will allow other organizations to publish their climate change stories for free in an attempt to raise awareness in the run-up to the next United Nations climate summit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenwald: U.S. Spying on Allies Shows ‘Institutional Obsession’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 28, 2013 As a delegation of French and German lawmakers press in Washington for answers to allegations of U.S. spying in their home countries, the journalist who spearheaded reporting on the leaked documents that led to those disclosures comments on the NSA's goal to "eliminate privacy worldwide." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dead Rhetoric of War

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 After years on a drunken bender, Americans are awakening to lies masked in patriotism and glory.After years on a drunken bender, Americans are awakening to the lies of their politicians. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fallout From Release of Unredacted Cables

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 All five of WikiLeaks' original media partners have turned on Julian Assange, the organization's founder, after WikiLeaks unintentionally published the names of secret sources in a leak of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Waits for the Grey Ladies

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 Last week, the Guardian essentially condemned itself for publishing WikiLeaks material. The incident prompted a closer examination of how WikiLeaks decides what to publish, and it turns out the organization is taking its cues from the five establishment news publications it has partnered with. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Arizona Shooting, as Seen From Europe

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2011 The Christian Science Monitor took a brief survey Monday of the coverage of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting from across the Atlantic, browsing British, French, German and Dutch publications to see how the violence and its aftermath registered from their points of view. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )