Article in Common Dreams by Jessica Corbett, 10/13/25
Headline: “Ceasefire Sparks Fresh Calls for Global Media Access to Gaza”
Subhead: “Press groups are also demanding justice for the more than 200 journalists slaughtered in Palestinian territory over the past two years.”
“. . .’It is particularly critical for American journalists to overcome the Israeli government’s attempts to hide the aftermath of the US-funded devastation in Gaza,’ CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations] added. ‘Reporters must immediately receive access to Gaza so they can see and report on the consequences of the genocide for themselves’. . .”
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/journalism-in-gaza
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Article in Mother Jones by Moran Barkai and Paul TUllis, 10/13/25
Headline: “Israeli Media’s Distorted View of the War in Gaza”
Subhead: “While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.”
“In December 2023, nearly three months after the October 7 massacre, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies gathered members of the country’s media. . .”
“For months on TV, nationalism, grief, and revenge had mixed freely. Israeli victims’ testimonies were common, as were first responders’ accounts. The idea of a second Holocaust, requiring a massive military response, was a regular talking point. But the suffering in Gaza was hardly noted. By mid-December, close to 20,000 people in Gaza had been killed. . .”
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Article in FAIR by Drew Favekh, 9/27/25
Headline: “When Palestinians Die in Israeli Captivity, US Media Almost Never Take Note”
“The different treatment accorded to the plights of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners by US corporate media illustrates a persistent double standard that treats some people as more human than others. . .”
“The lack of US media attention in 2025 cannot be attributed to a lack of either abuses or available leads. In July, an exposé by Israeli newspaper Haaretz (7/6/25) showed Megiddo Prison to be one of the more brutal of Israeli prisons. . .”
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https://fair.org/home/when-palestinians-die-in-israeli-captivity-us-media-almost-never-take-note/