David Heslin
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David Heslin
@davidheslin.bsky.social
Film critic and editor
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An article in The Nightly highlights the dangerous power of language in framing Gaza, showing how media narratives can shift blame, obscure atrocities and influence public sentiment.

Weaponising words: How propaganda shapes Gaza narratives
~ David Heslin

independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Weaponising words: How propaganda shapes Gaza narratives
An article in The Nightly highlights the dangerous power of language in framing Gaza, showing how media narratives can shift blame, obscure atrocities and influence public sentiment.
independentaustralia.net
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I can’t believe propagandists like this senior writer from the Australian Financial Review and @thenightly.bsky.social are seriously trying to pull a “you got what you wanted, happy now?” about violence in a territory that is still under siege and occupation.
thenightly.com.au/world/middle...
Gazans celebrate a public execution like a sporting match
AARON PATRICK: The ceasefire in Gaza has left Hamas free to hunt down and murder its opponents.
thenightly.com.au
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Here’s a new Cteq annotation I’ve written on Robert Bresson’s Four Nights of a Dreamer for @sensesofcinema.bsky.social
Rolling Down That Hill: Robert Bresson’s Four Nights of a Dreamer – Senses of Cinema
www.sensesofcinema.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
My top ten films of 2024, for the @sensesofcinema.bsky.social World Poll. You can read everyone's entries here starting from here: www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/world-p...
January 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Can we get verified blue checkmarks added to this site so I don't look like a fucking loser nobody whenever i post please. Thank you.
November 30, 2024 at 5:44 AM
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Well at least he did one good thing
BREAKING: Biden pardons Hunter
December 2, 2024 at 12:45 AM
So excited to be given the chance to start afresh on a social media platform where I haven’t left behind a litany of embarrassing and career-jeopardising posts. Have a good feeling everything’s going to be different this time around!
November 12, 2023 at 10:47 AM