r/boringdystopia Oct 06 '24

Media Manipulation 📰 Inside Western media’s reporting on Gaza | Based on interviews with more than a dozen insiders, it lifts the curtain on the inner workings of agenda-setting outlets like CNN, the BBC and The New York Times. - Al Jazeera investigation

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u/kwamac Oct 06 '24

Accompanying article:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/5/failing-gaza-pro-israel-bias-uncovered-behind-the-lens-of-western-media

When political leaders speak of genocide, they repeat a timeworn mantra: "Never again."

Over the past year, for the Palestinians of Gaza, "again" has become reality - mass casualties broadcast almost in real time by its victims.

This film is about an alternative version of that reality - the one told by major Western news organisations - and how it has provided cover for Israel's war on Gaza.

Based on interviews with more than a dozen insiders, it lifts the curtain on the inner workings of agenda-setting outlets like CNN, the BBC and The New York Times.

Contributors:

"Adam" – journalist, CNN

"Sara" – former journalist, BBC

Ghassan Abu Sitta – reconstructive surgeon

Jodi Rudoren – former Jerusalem bureau chief, The New York Times

Jeremy Scahill – co-founder, Drop Site News

Craig Mokhiber – former senior human rights official, United Nations