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Where are local media?
So many local media disappeared in recent years. Not only in the United States, but also in small countries like Bulgaria. There were at least five local newspapers in my hometown of Burgas 10 years ago. Now there is just one, аnd it’s not a daily newspaper. But in...
OSINT Methodologies and Intelligence Gathering in Geopolitics
The risk of gathering information on the most accessible open source platforms on the internet is the information can be weaponized. Rogue agents infiltrate these platforms with deliberate disinformation, which sometimes spreads organically. Before you trust information, ask these questions about your sources: “Could you know? If you could know, would you know? If you would, would you tell me?”
Nonprofit news outlets are increasing. What are the business models?
The major sources of income for Bangladesh media are government and private advertisements. But many times through the years, the Bangladeshi media lost these income sources, as advertisers stopped advertising for publishing negative stories, which has led to a bleak...
South Asia’s nuclear jitters
The South Asia equation, given nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan, India and China, with testy ties, is one that is “the most disturbing, the most unsettling,” according to Paul Carroll, a well-regarded expert on nuclear weapons programs. Carroll is director of the...