Posts by Brian Mier

Brian Mier

Brian Mier is co-editor at Brasil Wire and editor of the book Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil. He has lived in Brazil for 25 years.

September 5, 2019

Brian Mier

As Brazil Burns, Northern Media Deploy a Strategy of Deflection

As the world’s attention focused on the fire crisis last week, media companies employed several strategies to deflect attention from its root causes.

August 17, 2019

Brian Mier

Media Blackout on Brazil’s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests

Downplaying and ignoring organized resistance supports Bolsonaro’s sub-fascist project for Brazil, and the US corporations that benefit from it.

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Brian Mier

As Brazil Burns, Northern Media Deploy a Strategy of Deflection

Media Blackout on Brazil’s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests

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