Fire, violence and jubilant settlers – the occupation of the West Bank darkens. Moreover, journalism is in crisis in Pakistan.
Two months into the reign of the most far-right government in Israel’s history, Palestinians are seeing their rights evaporate as the media – both Israeli and international – play down the Palestinian situation.
contributors:
Sarit Michaeli – International Advocate, B’Tselem
Issa Amro – Palestinian activist from Hebron
Ziv Stahl – Executive Director, Yesh Din; contributor, magazine +974
Khaled Elgindy – Palestinian-Israeli Affairs Program, Middle East Institute; author, Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump
On our radar:
Nearly a month after the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria, the crackdown continues on critical reporting and anything else the Turkish government deems problematic. Producer Meenakshi Ravi reports how extensive the crackdown has been.
Pakistani journalism in crisis
The Pakistani government has problems on several fronts: political, economic and security. For the country’s media, things have gotten to the point where the incentives to not do the journalistic work often outweigh the motivators to actually do it.
contributors:
Farzana Ali – Bureau Chief Peshawar, Aaj TV
Amber Shamsi – Director, The Center for Excellence in Journalism
