Difference between revisions of "Foreign Desk Ltd"
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| − | '''Foreign Desk Ltd.''' is a company which | + | '''Foreign Desk Ltd.''' is a company which worked with the [[Integrity Initiative]] on a co-branded event on ''Independent journalism in hostile places or How to report Repressive Regimes and survive''.<ref>[[Document:Journalism skill sharing seminar]]</ref> |
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| + | Foreign Desk Ltd runs or is part of several vague-sounding projects with unclear funding, to train journalists and work against [[fake news]]. Given their proven collaboration with the [[Integrity Initiative]], it would be wise to see these other initiatives with the same eyes, ie as intelligence related. | ||
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| + | Two of the co-founders, [[Damien McElroy]] and [[Alex Spillius]] took part in ''[[Tackling Tools of Malign Influence ]]'', an [[Integrity Initiative]] conference. It is probably identical to working title [[Document:Independent journalism in hostile places or How to report Repressive Regimes and survive]], see also [[Document:Journalism skill sharing seminar]] According to its own website,<ref>http://foreigndesk.co.uk/case_studies/supporting-21st-century-journalism-conference/</ref> they "are seeking to build support networks for journalists in countries where independent media is under pressure." The speakers were [[Nick Cohen]] and [[Carole Cadwalladr]]. | ||
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| + | Another tie indicating that this company is an intelligence front, is that Alex Spillius also works on the censorship project [[Newsguard]] as a Contributing Analyst.<ref>https://www.newsguardtech.com/about/team/alex-spillius/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 6 November 2019
 Foreign Desk Ltd(Limited company)     | |
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| Formation | 1 July 2015 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Membership | •  Damien McElroy• Whitney Peck Mason • Dean Richard Nelson •  Alex Spillius• Sarah Strickland |
Foreign Desk Ltd. is a company which worked with the Integrity Initiative on a co-branded event on Independent journalism in hostile places or How to report Repressive Regimes and survive.[1]
Foreign Desk Ltd runs or is part of several vague-sounding projects with unclear funding, to train journalists and work against fake news. Given their proven collaboration with the Integrity Initiative, it would be wise to see these other initiatives with the same eyes, ie as intelligence related.
Staff
Two of the co-founders, Damien McElroy and Alex Spillius took part in Tackling Tools of Malign Influence , an Integrity Initiative conference. It is probably identical to working title Document:Independent journalism in hostile places or How to report Repressive Regimes and survive, see also Document:Journalism skill sharing seminar According to its own website,[2] they "are seeking to build support networks for journalists in countries where independent media is under pressure." The speakers were Nick Cohen and Carole Cadwalladr.
Another tie indicating that this company is an intelligence front, is that Alex Spillius also works on the censorship project Newsguard as a Contributing Analyst.[3]
Known members
2 of the 5 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
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| Damien McElroy | Journalist who spoke at an Integrity Initiative conference on "Russian Propaganda". |
| Alex Spillius | UK journalist who attended the Integrity Initiative's Tackling Tools of Malign Influence, a few days before the II was exposed. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Journalism skill sharing seminar | review | 26 December 2018 | Victor Madeira | Foreign Desk Ltd suggested a joint event with the Integrity Initiative to groom 15 young journalists. The proposal has comments from II's Victor Madeira |
