Tag: media freedom
Israeli troops seize, blindfold naked journalists in bid to ‘silence’ Gaza
Pacific Media Watch
Ismail al-Ghoul, an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent who was held for 12 hours at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, says Israeli forces rounded up...
Mehdi Hasan on genocide in Gaza and the silencing of Palestinian voices in media
Democracy Now!
Acclaimed journalist Mehdi Hasan joins Democracy Now! to discuss US media coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza and how the war is...
Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver challenges TVNZ chief over job cuts
Pacific Media Watch
Television New Zealand’s chief executive has been challenged by the public broadcaster’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver at a fiery staff meeting over...
International broadcasters demand Israel and Egypt allow media Gaza access
The New Arab
A group of more than 50 global broadcast journalists has demanded Israel and Egypt allow the media access to the besieged Gaza...
Gaza media voices: Who are Bisan, Hind Khoudary, Motaz and Plestia?
Young women Bisan Owda, Hind Khudary, Plestia Alaqad -- and Motaz Azaiza, a young man also from Gaza -- are among a new generation...
Watching the Watchdogs: Israel’s legacy of media deception stumbles
ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri
In the past three weeks, the Israeli government put on a masterclass on how to use the Western media to...