US Media’s Complicity In The Gaza Genocide / Robin Andersen

US Media’s Complicity In The Gaza Genocide / Robin Andersen

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June 9, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

Robin Andersen discusses her book on US media's role in the coverage of the Gaza genocide.

Robin Anderson joins This Is Hell! to talk about her her new book “The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage Of Israel’s Genocide In Gaza” published by OR Books. https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-complicit-lens/ Robin Andersen is professor emerita of media studies at Fordham University and an award-winning author of a dozen single- and co-authored books. Her work examines film, television, and media coverage of war, the environment, politics, and elections. She edits the Routledge Focus Book Series on Media and Humanitarian Action, serves as a Project Censored Judge, and contributes to the annual State of the Free Press. Andersen is on the Board of Directors of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), where she also writes regularly, and is an Izzy Award Judge for the Park Center for Independent Media. Her writing has appeared in CounterPunch, LA Progressive, The Progressive, Salon, Common Dreams, and ScheerPost, among others. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell

People in this episode

Host: This Is Hell!

Guest: Robin Andersen

Topics covered

  • media coverage
  • Gaza
  • genocide
  • US media
  • politics
  • war

Keywords

  • Gaza
  • genocide
  • media studies
  • Robin Andersen
  • US media
  • politics
  • war coverage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fordham University, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), OR Books, CounterPunch, LA Progressive, The Progressive, Salon, Common Dreams, ScheerPost

Books & works: The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage Of Israel’s Genocide In Gaza

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