Election Wire is an online youth portal covering the Australian election campaign (here’s their recent report about detention centres). Journalist Austin G. Mackell yesterday interviewed me about the issues in the country, including foreign affairs, the Greens, the web filter, Wikileaks and the Middle East:
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Al-Jazeera on Wikileaks Afghan story
The Wikileaks Afghan logs release has caused outrage, consternation and celebration across the world. Al-Jazeera’s media show, The Listening Post, this week discussed the significance of the story and the future of online journalism. They asked me to briefly comment on the tale (starts at 8.40):
Loewenstein and Abunimah on GritTV
I was interviewed yesterday on leading independent American television show GritTV alongside Ali Abunimah. We discussed the “peace process”, Palestine, BDS, the role of Barack Obama and the importance of the web: More GRITtv
Sydney discussion with Diana Buttu and Loewenstein
In early July, I appeared in Sydney at Politics in the Pub with leading Palestinian spokesperson Diana Buttu (who was brought out to Australia to engage with audiences about the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement). We spoke about the Middle East situation, facts on the ground in Palestine, shifting global attitudes towards Israel and the…
Battle of Big Thinking presentation on the Middle East
Back in March I spoke at Sydney’s Battle of Big Thinking about “Israel/Palestine reframed through the blogosphere”. My talk is now online: Antony Loewenstein – Israel/Palestine reframed through the blogosphere from APG Australia on Vimeo.
PressTV interview on Australia’s expulsion of Israeli diplomat
Here’s my interview on PressTV this week about Australia’s decision to kick out an Israeli diplomat.
ABC TV broadcast on internet freedom and anti-censorship
I recently debated in Sydney on the motion that governments shouldn’t censor the internet. ABC TV broadcast the discussion and our team included a robust explanation on the principles of free speech. An edited version of the debate was broadcast tonight on ABC Radio National Big Ideas:
ABC TV interview with author of Emancipation, Michael Goldfarb
Back in February I interviewed American writer Michael Goldfarb on his book, Emancipation, a history of the Jews from the French Revolution to the turn of the 20th century. ABC TV is broadcasting our interview and a preview can be seen below (full version via this link):
Saree Makdisi speaks about the destruction of Jerusalem
At the end of September, I introduced in Sydney the leading Palestinian-American intellectual Saree Makdisi (my speech is here and a report is here.)
Foreign Correspondents’ Association Luncheon Series
Foreign Correspondents’ Association Luncheon Series