Alex Vickery-Howe

4 weeks ago | thebigsmoke.com.au | Derryn Hinch |Alex Vickery-Howe |Loretta Barnard

As the former editor of The Sun, I find any form of media censorship intolerable. Imagine if the Bezos Creed catches on over here. To put this piece about media censorship into perspective, Ineeded to go back more than 100 years. Back in 1921, the esteemed editor of the (Manchester) Guardian C.P. Scott, said: “the voice of opponents no less than of friends has a right to be heard.” That should still apply. Obviously, sadly, these days it doesn’t.

Nov 19, 2024 | thebigsmoke.com.au | Alexandra Senter |Derryn Hinch |Alex Vickery-Howe

RFK Jr pushing conspiracy theories from a position of public authority does worse than erode trust in public institutions – it costs lives. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, media narratives have turned from his supporters’ propensity for violent or racist rhetoric toward his controversial cabinet nominations. One appointment in particular warrants significant concern: the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Nov 13, 2024 | thebigsmoke.com.au | Derryn Hinch |Alex Vickery-Howe

We need to add “research” to the curriculum alongside the three Rs, with 80% of kids seeing conspiracy theories online on a weekly basis. Spoiler alert!Michael Jackson never met Elvis Presley. Well, at least there’s no verified evidence of it. Oh wait, hang on. There’s the supposed brief meeting when Elvis took his 7-year-old daughter, Lisa Marie, to a Jackson 5 concert in Las Vegas in 1974 or 1976. Or was it in an elevator in 1976?

Nov 5, 2024 | newmatilda.com | Alex Vickery-Howe

Alex Vickery-Howe asks the question that may define the 2024 US Presidential election. This article can have only one title. It’s the question that keeps me up at night. I’ve posted it here so I’m not alone in my rising sense of panic, and we can all breathe into paper bags at 3am together.

Sep 29, 2024 | newmatilda.com | Alex Vickery-Howe

A years-long coronial inquiry and investigation recently found that the Grenfell Tower Fire in the UK, which killed 72 people and injured many more in 2017, was preceded by numerous government failures. But thanks to the boffins over at Sky News, we now know who the real culprit is… ‘extreme Green ideology’. Rewriting history never looked so ugly or ridiculous, writes Dr Alex Vickery Howe. There’s a song by English rock group Elbow that we should all be playing this month.