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(academic)
Prof David Miller.webp
BornMay 1964
Founder ofOrganisation for Propaganda Studies, Powerbase, Spinwatch
Member ofWorking Group on Syria Propaganda and Media
Victim ofanti-semitism
Interests • “Social power”
• PR
• propaganda
• fake news
• “terrorism”
Interest of"Philip Cross"
Founder of Powerbase & Spinwatch and incisive reporter into the state of the world.

Not to be confused with the David Miller (ADS) who was Finance Director of Aegis Defence Services.

David Miller is a UK academic. He was a "well-established and influential professor of sociology known for his work on propaganda" at the University of Strathclyde (2004–2011), then the University of Bath (2011-2018) and finally the University of Bristol (2018-2021) whence he was dismissed after a "relentless character assassination campaign [that] smeared him as antisemitic".[1] An employment tribunal subsequently ruled that Miller had been unlawfully sacked, and ordered Bristol University to pay substantial damages.[2]

He founded Spinwatch and Powerbase and co-founded the Organisation for Propaganda Studies.

Sacking

On 1 October 2021, the University of Bristol – after a near 3 year-long pro-Israel lobbying campaign – fired David Miller.[3] Professor Piers Robinson wrote:

The pro-Israel lobby and the University of Bristol might think that they have secured a major victory in their campaign to silence critical debate on Israel, but they will not have the last word and, certainly, they will not have succeeded in silencing Professor Miller nor putting a stop to his essential work. Despite the personal loss, and unlike the University of Bristol, Professor Miller will emerge stronger and more influential than ever.[4]

David Miller filed an appeal against the university's decision, which was rejected in February 2022.

Sabrina Miller

On 26 October 2021, The Electronic Intifada reported that pro-Israel activist and former Bristol student turned journalist Sabrina Miller (no relation to David Miller) had been waging an all-out war on the professor via online petitions, social media and stories for mainstream news outlets.

Despite attempts to purge her online footprint of incriminating information, publicly available records made her agenda and that of the Zionist forces influencing her actions very clear.

Sabrina Miller declined to comment to The Electronic Intifada.[5]

Employment tribunal

In February 2022, David Miller took the University of Bristol to an employment tribunal on the grounds of direct belief discrimination, indirect discrimination because of belief contrary, harassment related to belief contrary, unfair dismissal, and wrongful dismissal. Miller claimed that the university unfairly and discriminatorily mistreated him during the course of the procedures, which ultimately resulted in his dismissal. He also claimed that since at least March 2019 he has been the target of a coordinated campaign by people and organisations opposed to his beliefs, with the ultimate goal of getting him fired.

On 5 February 2024, the employment tribunal said in its 108-page ruling that Miller had been wrongfully fired and had been subjected to prejudice because of his philosophical beliefs in violation of the UK's Equality Act 2010. In a statement on X, David Miller said the ruling was not just a victory for him but for all pro-Palestine campaigners across Britain:

"I'm proud to say that, with this case, we have proven that anti-Zionist beliefs, of the sort that I articulated, should be protected."

Career

Miller has written for The Guardian, including a 2015 article which began with the observation that "it’s becoming much harder for UK academics to discuss issues such as conflict and terrorism." He has also criticised Islamophobia.[6] A 2006 article "began by noting that "A succession of scandals in the US has revealed widespread government funding of PR agencies to produce 'fake news'. Actors take the place of journalists and the 'news' is broadcast as if it were genuine."[7]

From 2013-2016 he was RCUK Global Uncertainties Leadership Fellow leading a project on understanding and explaining terrorism expertise in practice.

Publications

His publications include "A Century Of Spin".


 

Documents by David Miller

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Document:Aerial combatarticle18 November 1994London Radio Service
Document:Cabinet Publicity Committeebook extract1994Propaganda
Northern Ireland
Document:Cabinet Publicity Committee
Document:Don't Mention the Warbook extract1994Gibraltar shootings
Document:Northern Ireland Information Service - Background Briefing Documentsbook extract1994Northern Ireland Information Service
Document:Northern Ireland Information Service - MisinformationBook1994Provisional Irish Republican Army
Mark Urban
John Stalker
It is now well established (and has been admitted by the government), that the task of the Information Policy branch of Army headquarters in the early to mid 1970s was disinformation. False stories were spread in order to discredit the IRA as well as other enemies of the Intelligence services, such as Loyalist politicians and the Labour government.
Document:Northern Ireland Information Service - Planting Storiesbook extract1994Propaganda
Northern Ireland Information Service
Document:Northern Ireland Information Service - Targeting Audiencesbook extract1994Northern Ireland Information Service
Document:Northern Ireland Information Service - Using other peoplebook extract1994Northern Ireland Information Service
Document:Northern Ireland Information Service - Visitsbook extract1994Northern Ireland Information Service
Document:Real Lives - Extract from Don't Mention the Warbook extract1994Propaganda
Northern Ireland
Document:Russia, Novichok and the long tradition of British government misinformationarticle12 April 2018Propaganda
UK/Propaganda
Novichok
Skripal Affair
Document:The British Media and Gibraltarbook extract1994Propaganda
Gibraltar shootings
Northern Ireland
Document:The Committeebook extract1994Propaganda
Northern Ireland
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Document:The Damage Was Donebook extract1989David Miller of the Glasgow University Media Group continues an investigation, begun in the February 1989 issue of Magill into the media coverage of the Gibraltar shootings of the three IRA members on March 6 1988. Here he examines the media treatment of the inquest into the shootings.
Document:The Truth on the Rocksbook extractThe media research goup at Glasgow University has conducted a major survey of the media's handling of the killings in Gibraltar of the three IRA members on March 6 last year up to but not including the coverage of the inquest in September. It represents a serious indictment of the British media's handling of the affair and particularly that of The Sunday Times. We publish here in full the Glasgow University Media Research Unit survey.
File:Damage.pdfReportApril 1989Gibraltar shootingsInvestigation into media treatment of the inquest into the killing of three IRA members in Gibraltar on 6 March 1988

 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
International Festival of Whistleblowing Dissent and Accountability8 May 20218 May 2021InternetWhistleblowing event held in 2021.
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