The Fog of War, and the Deadly Toll of Reporting from Gaza and Israel

Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 4 p.m.

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More than twenty journalists have been killed during the recent Israel-Hamas conflict. On this week\\u2019s On the Media, hear about the deadly challenges facing reporters on the ground. Plus, why comparisons of the Hamas attack on October 7th to September 11th serve as a warning for the geopolitical fallout that may lie ahead.

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1. OTM host Brooke Gladstone [@OTMBrooke] on the worsening fog of war surrounding Israel and Palestine, and the confusion and disinformation\\xa0in the coverage of the conflict. Listen.

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2. OTM correspondent Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] and\\xa0Sherif Mansour, the Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, on the\\xa0sharp rise in cases of violence against\\xa0reporters in Gaza and Israel. Listen.\\xa0

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3. Tareq Baconi, president of the board of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, and\\xa0David Klion\\xa0[@DavidKlion],\\xa0contributing editor at Jewish Currents, on\\xa0why\\xa0comparisons of 9/11 to\\xa0the Hamas attack forewarn us of geopolitical conflict. Listen.

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