Good Afternoon,
In this week's episode of Common Sense Pod, I answer questions from our community on the crisis currently engulfing the Middle East.
Many of us don't know what to think and swimming through all the media narratives can be difficult. This is a good guide for anyone trying to make sense of some of the moving parts of the conflict.
Workshops In Manchester
Common Sense will be working with ACS Manchester to host a one off event helping students think critically about the media.
In this polarised world, media narratives shape what we believe and therefore, we have to know how to spot fact from fiction.
Events over the last few weeks, have shown us the importance of questioning media narratives and interrogating news cycles.
Come along to this one-off event for a chance to discuss, debate and explore how media narratives may be shaping your views.
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The Israel-Hamas conflict: The complexities of History, Geography, Faith and Politics
Why I am writing this column is to try and give a place for you to start. Many other journalists have written and broadcast on this very subject. As a journalist, it is our job to make sense of the world. I would argue that not all summaries are ‘equal’. Unfortunately, yet unsurprisingly, nothing about what is happening is easy or simple. If someone seems to think it is, then they’re not doing a good job.
Was the FA right to not light up Wembley with Israel colours?
The Football Association has been condemned after announcing that Wembley Stadium will not be lit up in blue and white in support of Israel due to the country’s ongoing conflict with Palestine.
Managing paranoia in modern times: lessons from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
As paranoia grips the West, Chinese and Russian spies are said to threaten us all and bloc politics are emerging again. Let us draw on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible for lessons on how to tread the line between naivety and hysteria in society.
Have an amazing week,
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