Understanding the Targeting of Journalists in Gaza

About this episode

This episode explores the targeting of journalists in Gaza and the implications for conflict reporting and information accuracy.

Targeting journalists doesn’t only have a devastating impact on individuals, communities, and the possibility of justice. It also limits what we know about conflicts. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Gaza right now. In this episode, we explore the overwhelming obstacles that journalists in Gaza face, why they are being targeted, and what we can do to increase the accuracy of information in the region. Mohammed R. Mhawish is a journalist and writer, born and raised in Gaza. He has covered his homeland for the New Yorker, MSNBC , The Nation , Al Jazeera , +972 Magazine , The Economist , and more. He left Gaza in 2024, and is currently based in the U.S. Follow Mohammed’s Substack at: https://www.mohammedmhawish.com His latest writing for the New Yorker can be found at: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/mohammed-r-mhawish His Al Jazeera article “When Israeli soldiers shot at hungry Palestinians” can be found here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/3/5/the-blood-was-everywhere-inside-israels-flour-massacre-in-gaza Sara Qudah is Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, nonprofit…

People in this episode

Guests: Mohammed R. Mhawish, Sara Qudah

Topics covered

• journalism
• Gaza
• press freedom
• conflict reporting
• media safety
• information accuracy

Keywords

• journalists
• Gaza
• press freedom
• media safety
• conflict
• reporting
• information accuracy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Committee to Protect Journalists, New Yorker, MSNBC, The Nation, Al Jazeera, +972 Magazine, The Economist

Places: Gaza, U.S., Paris

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