Links to a report from the Moscow Times and to video and transcript of an interview via Consortium News and ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s ALL OF IT. For MEDIA 9-30-26, click HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 30  Russia’s oldest independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, announces closure, by Mack Tubridy | The Moscow Times  Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s oldest and best-known independent newspaper, announced Friday that it will end its run after more than three decades in operation due to growing state pressure against its journalists. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 30  A people Israel can’t erase*, by Joshua Scheer | ScheerPost / Consortium News  Chris Hedges on his and Joe Sacco’s new book, Requiem for Gaza: “Physically, the book is beautiful. That also counts a lot for Joe. He writes into his contract the size of the book and the weight of the paper. If you notice, the paper weight is heavier than a normal book. That was important, and I think he’s probably right. The material is so incendiary. The New York Times already sent back a notice saying, ‘We’re not reviewing it. Don’t worry. We’re not touching it.’” Click HERE for video and transcript of Oct. 3 interview of Hedges by Art O’Connor in Dublin, Ireland, and for Scheer’s print introduction. 

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*  The interview was previously linked to under GAZA 10-30-26.