Two weeks into Israel’s war on Gaza, what the world is witnessing - from Israeli leaders' racist and genocidal rhetoric to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians - bears the hallmarks of a historic crime. This episode looks at how the media are responding - in Israel and beyond.

Contributors:
Neve Gordon - professor of international law and human rights, Queen Mary University
Tariq Kenney-Shawa - US policy fellow, Al-Shabaka
Antony Loewenstein - Author of books such as The Palestine Laboratory
Yousef Munayyer - senior fellow, Arab Center Washington, DC
Sherine Tadros - deputy director of advocacy & UN representative, Amnesty International

From disinformation to 'shadow banning': Marwa Fatafta on the digital front line

With journalists locked out of the Gaza Strip, social platforms have become a vital means of finding and sharing information as well as another front in the propaganda war. Marwa Fatafta, a Palestinian digital rights analyst, talks us through the online dimension of this conflict - including disinformation, hate speech and the censorship of Palestinian voices.

Contributor:
Marwa Fatafta - MENA policy manager, Access Now

Two weeks into Israel’s war on Gaza, what the world is witnessing - from Israeli leaders' racist and genocidal rhetoric to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians - bears the hallmarks of a historic crime. This episode looks at how the media are responding - in Israel and beyond. Contributors: Neve Gordon - professor of international law and human rights, Queen Mary University Tariq Kenney-Shawa - US policy fellow, Al-Shabaka Antony Loewenstein - Author of books such as The Palestine Laboratory Yousef Munayyer - senior fellow, Arab Center Washington, DC Sherine Tadros - deputy director of advocacy & UN representative, Amnesty International From disinformation to 'shadow banning': Marwa Fatafta on the digital front line With journalists locked out of the Gaza Strip, social platforms have become a vital means of finding and sharing information as well as another front in the propaganda war. Marwa Fatafta, a Palestinian digital rights analyst, talks us through the online dimension of this conflict - including disinformation, hate speech and the censorship of Palestinian voices. Contributor: Marwa Fatafta - MENA policy manager, Access Now

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media, how they operate and the stories they cover.

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