About this episode

Adam Johnson discusses his book on media complicity in the destruction of Gaza.

Adam Johnson is a media analyst and co-host of the podcast Citations Needed, whose work has appeared in The Nation, The Intercept, and other major outlets. He joined Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan Robinson to discuss his new book How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, an analysis of how U.S. corporate media covered Israel’s assault on Gaza.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Robinson

Guest: Adam Johnson

Topics covered

• media analysis
• Gaza
• Israel
• U.S. corporate media
• genocide
• journalism

Keywords

• media
• Gaza
• Israel
• genocide
• journalism
• Adam Johnson
• Nathan Robinson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Citations Needed, The Nation, The Intercept

Books & works: How to Sell a Genocide

Places: Gaza, Israel

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