War zones since the early 2000s have challenged the core principles of modern journalism and prompted a reexamination of the role of war journalism during violent conflict.

In this episode we examine a unique type of reporting called investigative journalism, requiring unbridled courage, integrity and sacrifice from certain journalists to bring stories of major significance to public attention.

The Alchemist and His Apprentice -The Stagecraft of Mass Media Manipulation

In this episode we focus on how the media is manipulated and controlled by governments, corporations and interest groups to further their respective causes.

This episode is PART 2 of a dual episode focusing on the covert element of American public policy, aimed at destabilizing foreign governments, toppling foreign leaders, and launching military regime change.

Throughout its history the United States has used regime change, employing military and covert operations to overthrow or prop up governments as part of an integral tool of US foreign policy for over a hundred years.

President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his farewell address of 1961 was the first to express concern about the impact of “an immense military establishment and a large arms industry” which he noted was “new in American experience”.

Throughout the course of history, military alliances have existed, to act either as a counter-balancing force or to repel a perceived threat.

The Euromaidan protests which took place in Kiev between 2013-2014 focused international attention on Ukraine as a shining symbol of democratic values and reform, across Eastern Europe & Eurasia.

Managing the damaged relations between Russia and the West have escalated new heights, due to the Ukraine invasion of February 24.