About this episode

The episode discusses media censorship in Lebanon and the implications of press freedom in student journalism.

First up, journalist Afeef Nessouli joins the show to talk about the situation in Lebanon, and how corporate media deliberately flattens and dehumanizes in service of US-Israeli regional goals. Afeef explains the complex and interconnected networks of resistance and solidarity on the ground, the tangled web of imperialism, and how Lebanese journalists are, like their Palestinian counterparts, working together in impossible conditions to get the truth out about their situation in spite of compounding and violent censorship. Then, cohost Mickey Huff sits down with former Director of Student Media at Indiana University Jim Rodenbush to talk about his termination. Jim had the audacity to stand up for the renowned student newspaper the Indiana Daily Student when the powers that be didn’t feel it should actually report the news anymore. Jim shares his story and warns of the implications this has on everyone’s access to a free press, from colleges to professional newsrooms. The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic…

People in this episode

Host: Mickey Huff

Guests: Afeef Nessouli, Jim Rodenbush

Topics covered

• media censorship
• Lebanon
• US-Israeli relations
• student journalism
• press freedom
• imperialism
• solidarity networks

Keywords

• censorship
• journalism
• media
• Lebanon
• press freedom
• student media
• imperialism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indiana University, Indiana Daily Student

Places: Lebanon, US, Israel

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