How the Media Failed the Palestinians

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. The news media’s coverage after October 7, 2003, defended and legitimized Israel’s destruction of Gaza and killing of tens of thousands of civilians, says journalist Adam Johnson. In his new book, How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, Johnson details how outlets such as The New York Times and CNN often used terms lik...