Australian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has passed away at the age of 84. Pilger, known for his documentary 'Palestine Is Still the Issue,' was a controversial figure, with some praising his work as shedding light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, while others criticized his alleged denialism of genocidal actions in Bosnia, Kosovo, and towards the Uyghurs in China. Pilger's obituary has sparked mixed reactions, with some lauding his fearless reporting and dedication to exposing the truths behind powerful regimes, while others have labeled him as a fraudster and charlatan, accusing him of engaging in systematic fakery and supporting dictators like Putin and Castro. The British Library holds the archive of Pilger's work, accessible for history, and his career has been the subject of various assessments and eulogies, with contrasting views on his legacy.
In this video, British journalist Victoria Brittain pays tribute to John Pilger, highlighting his 50-year career as a fearless journalist and filmmaker who exposed the truths behind powerful regimes, with a particular focus on the Global South https://t.co/uVIV0V2TtG
🔴 'John Pilger was an apologist for genocide – we should not celebrate his journalism' https://t.co/2tT5rfkVbm
Killing Fields journalist John Pilger was truly courageous. But he let his hatred of Britain and America push him into the arms of dictators like Putin and Castro, writes STEPHEN GLOVER https://t.co/VGaOinPH4r https://t.co/cNOABaC9jH
My essay on John Pilger has now been published by @Telegraph under the title “John Pilger was an apologist for genocide – we should not celebrate his journalism”. I think that judgment is fair, as is my observation that Pilger engaged in systematic fakery. https://t.co/cefVraZSqj
John Pilger was a charlatan and a fraudster https://t.co/wXf5VREyhl
“Pilger’s career ... was replete with glamour and awards but it was in the service of deceit" Very good from Oliver Kamm on the ghastly John Pilger https://t.co/HXiwlhuDQl
The eulogies for avowedly anti-American journalist John Pilger are glossing over his lifelong passion for conspiracy theories — and dictators. My report for Conspiracy Watch @conspiracyw_en https://t.co/zj9bjD02wD
A comprehensive and unarguable account of the deceit of John Pilger by @OliverKamm https://t.co/FWEijsnR4M
I’ve written an assessment of the career of the late John Pilger. It’s titled “John Pilger was a charlatan and a fraudster”. Regrettably the facts do bear me out in this judgment. My thanks to @CapX for publishing it in full, for it is necessarily long. https://t.co/48QFZeBEzs
Australian Journalist John Pilger, Who Covered Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor & Iraq, Dies at 84 https://t.co/onrswocZBD
"It is a fitting honour that The British Library holds the archive of John Pilger’s huge work, accessible for history". ✍️ Obituary by Victoria Brittain https://t.co/2ddgSiXcbn
"John Pilger was a brilliant communicator, a tireless reporter and researcher with an unparalleled record of near half century on the ground exposing the lies and cruelties of the West’s most powerful regimes". ✍️ Obituary by Victoria Brittain https://t.co/uOQsl3orUA https://t.co/Sl1O7FCin3
lol the author of the fawning Guardian obituary of the loathsome John Pilger literally wrote a book about how great he was. https://t.co/jH0IjgDfSW
Writing an obituary about John Pilger and not even mentioning his latter day descent into deranged Putin supporting conspiracism is like writing an obituary of Fred West that exclusively talks about his early career as an affordable family builder. https://t.co/yVWfzwO9sJ
The funniest thing about the Pilger eulogies are that some of them were made by journalists who Pilger had openly insulted for accurately reporting on war crimes he denied, proving they hadn’t read a damn thing he had said in at least 20 years.
“There was never a single example of Pilger praising a pro-western leader or government. Instead, it was dictators such as Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Saddam Hussein, Vladimir Putin or the communist rulers of Vietnam that were sympathetically portrayed” https://t.co/HttgdMIOO9
More on #Pilger, #JohnPilger, an awful man & propagandist: "Pilger... helped himself to a number of... logs without any permission... Pilger... made no effort to pay for the logs & from that day onwards the farmer & Pilger never spoke to each other again" https://t.co/bPetITTQie https://t.co/11keWvW2Ae
The World Has Lost The Great John Pilger https://t.co/pjyr90l8gY
It's nice to know John Pilger was as awful in his private life - down to stealing from his farmer neighbour in Tuscany - as he was in his public life. No need to hedge; can just have proper contempt for a two-dimensional villain. https://t.co/00hHUXaLBL
« By the early 70s Pilger never travelled less than club class and sported expensive designer shirts laundered at Jeeves of Belgravia. Reporting on the iniquities of the Thai military and western capitalism he invariably stayed at the Mandarin Oriental. » https://t.co/mvij7Q1PDq
RIP John Pilger. Top journalist. A tribune for the dispossessed and the silenced. https://t.co/xtl287hoDJ
RIP John Pilger. Top journalists. A tribune for the dispossessed and the silenced. https://t.co/xtl287hoDJ
He was indeed a campaigning journalist, but his obit is not a celebration of what the far left self-servingly allege. John Pilger, campaigning Australian journalist, dies aged 84 https://t.co/eO3lhvigcA
JOHN PILGER ON KEIR STARMER: "He ran the Crown Prosecution Service when Julian Assange was in the Equadorial Embassy. We know that Starmer deliberately kept Julian in this country when the Swedes were saying, that's it, we've had enough. It was Starmer who kept it going." https://t.co/mVQC3hGQLW
Renowned Australian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has died at 84. His acclaimed 2002 documentary 'Palestine Is Still the Issue' continues to shed light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The film offers an in-depth look at the struggles of Palestinians. https://t.co/sKD7hl9gSO
Saddened by the passing of John Pilger at 84, a venerated Australian journalist & filmmaker. His 2002 documentary 'Palestine Is Still the Issue' remains pivotal in understanding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, shedding light on the enduring plight of Palestinians. https://t.co/QHUDpvLqp3
“His sense of righteousness and humourlessness meant there were rarely apologies for questionable personal behaviour.” @thetimes obit gets to the heart of John Pilger’s personality & career. He was a fraudster & charlatan, as I’ll evidence in due course. https://t.co/jOEXGsvqCw
I don't suppose John Pilger would have been surprised by a Murdoch paper (The Times) publishing such a disobliging obituary . But those of us who appreciated Pilger's work, even when we disagreed with him, are surely disgusted by its bias. Try this instead https://t.co/JGl9H8S7jc
1/n Let's be clear about Pilger. John Pilger claimed Obama was "a glossy Uncle Tom who would bomb Pakistan". Pilger pushed denialism of Serbian genocidal actions in Bosnia & Kosovo, & denialism of Chinese colonialist & genocidal actions towards Uyghurs https://t.co/qNXP4K3cz6
‘Donald Trump strips away the mask of the US🇺🇸, a great rapacious rogue state’ -John Pilger (1939-2023) Watch our John Pilger tribute episode: https://t.co/zFGXdic8cQ https://t.co/1xiNRh0hhz