Double Down News

Double Down News
Type of site
News & Media Outlet
Founder(s)Yannis Mendez
URLwww.doubledown.news
Launched2017
Current statusActive

Double Down News (DDN) is a British alternative media outlet founded in 2017 by Yannis Mendez.[1] Funded through Patreon, it produces films and interviews from a left-wing perspective.[2] Double Down News' contributors have included Peter Oborne, George Monbiot,[3] Guz Khan,[4] Nabil Abdul Rashid[5] and David Graeber.[6] The outlet has produced content sympathetic to Jeremy Corbyn[7] and critical of the Conservative Party.[8]

Content and coverage

Funded through Patreon, it produces interviews, films and short films from a left-wing perspective.[2]

DDN contributors have included former Daily Telegraph journalist Peter Oborne, Guardian columnist George Monbiot,[3] Darryl McDaniels,[9] Chris Packham,[10] Ken Loach,[11] Guz Khan,[4] Nabil Abdul Rashid,[5] Owen Jones,[12] David Graeber,[6] John McDonnell,[13] Peter Jukes,[14] and Matt Kennard.[15]

History

In August 2017, DDN published a video related to "Traingate", when Jeremy Corbyn had been accused of lying about a Virgin train being full and him being forced to sit on the floor. Jasper Jackson of the New Statesman reviewed that though its video "tells a convincing and detailed account of the whole affair", and reflects poorly on mainstream media reporting, the video was misleading. It presented widely broadcast footage as "never-before seen" and does not disclose that the videomaker capturing footage for Corbyn was a director of DDN.[7]

In October 2018, due to a "violation of community standards", Facebook removed a DDN video featuring Monbiot talking about the alleged atrocities of Christopher Columbus.[16] It was restored the following day, accompanied by an apology.[3]

In October 2022, it published a video by Oborne talking about the Conservative Party having been taken over by the super rich who pushed for tax cutting policies which was in the mini budget and then a U-turn was made by Liz Truss's government.[8]

References

  1. ^ Queally, Jon (17 October 2018). "UPDATED: In Latest Fit of Censorship, Facebook Deletes Video Detailing Brutal Legacy of Christopher Columbus". Common Dreams. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Clarke-Ezzidio, Harry (29 October 2021). "In the post-Corbyn world, what next for alternative left media?". New Statesman. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Walker, James (17 October 2018). "Facebook accused of 'censorship' after deleting video on Christopher Columbus by Guardian journalist George Monbiot". Press Gazette. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Campbell, Tina (29 May 2017). "A comedian asked why Muslims commit terror has a brilliant answer". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Ng, Kate (12 March 2021). "Queen and Prince Charles 'back William' over public comments about Harry and Meghan race claims". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Hains, Tim (16 October 2020). "David Graeber On Centrism: The Symbiotic Relationship Between "Sneering Elitists" And "Scam Artists" Pretending To Be Fascists". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b Jackson, Jasper (24 August 2017). "Did the mainstream media smear Jeremy Corbyn over Traingate?". New Statesman. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Peter Oborne Absolutely DEMOLISHES Liz Truss". YouTube. 16 October 2022.
  9. ^ What the Fuck happened to Hip-Hop? on YouTube
  10. ^ Steerpike (14 May 2021). "Chris Packham in fresh BBC bias drama". The Spectator. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ^ Double Down News (22 September 2021). "Ken Loach absolutely DESTROYS Keir Starmer". Double Down News. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  12. ^ Double Down News (29 April 2020). "Coronavirus & The Revolving Door Between Media and Politics - Owen Jones". Double Down News. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  13. ^ Coburg, Tom (30 October 2021). "Journalists expose the deadly risks Julian Assange faces in US prisons". The Canary. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Double Down News: Peter Jukes – The Weaponisation of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories". Brave New Europe. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  15. ^ Double Down News (4 August 2021). "Boris Johnson's War on Journalism Could See Journalists Jailed for up to 14 Years". Double Down News. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  16. ^ Walker, James (19 October 2018). "Facebook sorry for deleting video on Christopher Columbus by Guardian's George Monbiot amid call for 'transparent appeals system'". Press Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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