The International
By Adam Bennett It can take a lifetime to build, and a second to break. No matter where you are in the world, the news media appears to have committed sins that broke the bonds of trust with readers some time ago. Last month, Reuters released a report into digital news which makes for sobering […]
In this series of articles, The International explores the ways in which Covid-19 has changed the course of our planet’s history. In this second piece, our editor-in-chief Adam Bennett examines how the climate crisis has been reshaped by the pandemic. “Today, dolphins can be seen swimming in the newly-clear waters of Venice. As people stay […]
In this series of articles, The International explores the ways in which Covid-19 has changed the course of our planet’s history. In this first piece, our editor-in-chief Adam Bennett examines how the debate around inequality, a defining issue of the 21st century so far, has been reshaped by the pandemic. “My savings were non-existent, and […]
Quarantine, it transpires, is fertile ground for conspiracy theories. With flights grounded and social media in overdrive, reliable information is perhaps more scarce than ever before. Many popular fake news stories appearing on social media feeds in the developed world focus on comparisons with other countries. “Why are we trapped inside”, one viral post begins, […]
At times, it can feel as though a large part of modern politics is two sides throwing buzzwords at each other until the tedium becomes too much to bear and we stop reading the news. Wrapping up complex issues in near-meaningless slogans is a global (and historical) phenomenon, be it ‘Get Brexit Done’ in the […]
Conventional wisdom tells us that most of the time, the average new year’s resolution will never make it into February. Given that the most popular resolution across the Western world last year was to eat less meat, logic would suggest that the carnivorous population would be fully restored as we head into March. But it […]