Gaza under assault. Bloodshed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Social media is the place to go for the coverage of this story except when the platforms take issue with what is being posted.

Contributors:

Marwa Fatafta - Policy analyst, Al-Shabaka

Yossi Mekelberg - Associate fellow of the MENA Programme, Chatham House

Mariam Barghouti - Writer and activist

Rami Khouri - Professor of journalism, American University of Beirut

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Three Myanmar journalists have been arrested in Thailand. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Flo Phillips about their possible deportation back into the hands of Myanmar’s military government.

Mammy, Jezebel, Sapphire: Stereotyping Black women in media

We discuss the stereotyping of Black women in the media and the push for change in an industry where diversity and inclusion have been too long in coming.

Contributors:

Kovie Biakolo - Culture writer and multiculturalism scholar

Francesca Sobande - Lecturer of digital media studies, Cardiff University

Naeemah Clark - Professor of cinema and television arts, Elon University; author, Diversity in US Mass Media

Babirye Bukilwa - Actor and playwright

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Gaza under assault. Bloodshed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Social media is the place to go for the coverage of this story except when the platforms take issue with what is being posted. Contributors: Marwa Fatafta - Policy analyst, Al-Shabaka Yossi Mekelberg - Associate fellow of the MENA Programme, Chatham House Mariam Barghouti - Writer and activist Rami Khouri - Professor of journalism, American University of Beirut On our radar Three Myanmar journalists have been arrested in Thailand. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Flo Phillips about their possible deportation back into the hands of Myanmar’s military government. Mammy, Jezebel, Sapphire: Stereotyping Black women in media We discuss the stereotyping of Black women in the media and the push for change in an industry where diversity and inclusion have been too long in coming. Contributors: Kovie Biakolo - Culture writer and multiculturalism scholar Francesca Sobande - Lecturer of digital media studies, Cardiff University Naeemah Clark - Professor of cinema and television arts, Elon University; author, Diversity in US Mass Media Babirye Bukilwa - Actor and playwright - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

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