A Look Back at Covering Gaza for the Post

About this episode

Miriam Berger discusses her experiences covering the conflict in Gaza and the impact of recent layoffs in journalism.

Since October 7, 2023, Miriam Berger has been on assignment in Jerusalem, covering Israel, Palestine, and war. A few weeks ago, she learned she and hundreds of colleagues were being laid off. One perk of hosting an interview podcast is having the opportunity to talk to journalists whose work I’ve admired for years but might never have met otherwise. Miriam Berger is one such journalist. She’s written some of the best articles I’ve read from Israel and Palestine: rich, textured narratives that...

People in this episode

Host: Columbia Journalism Review

Guest: Miriam Berger

Topics covered

• journalism
• Gaza
• Israel
• Palestine
• war
• layoffs

Keywords

• Gaza
• journalism
• Israel
• Palestine
• war coverage
• Miriam Berger
• layoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem

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