The Global Story: A Gazan journalist’s diary
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Reporting on the war in Gaza has only been possible because of the work of Palestinian journalists, because the Israeli government will not let foreign broadcasters – including the BBC – inside the territory to report freely, even now a ceasefire is in place. One month ago, freelance journalist Ghada Al-Kurd began sharing voice notes with us, talking about her life, her hopes, her family, and her days reporting in Gaza City. Her job is dangerous – almost 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza in the past two years – and even with a ceasefire in place, safety is far from reach. Ghada has continued to report for us through her displacements, sharing her treasured memories of pre-war Gaza, and her fears and hopes for its future.
Image: Ghada Al Kurd
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.5 | Conspiracy theories really can impact the way the world works. |
| 0:10.0 | Disinformation, you think you're winning. |
| 0:12.3 | There could be a thousand deep face. |
| 0:14.0 | But it's because of you, we work 24-7 to verify the facts with digital tools and reporters on the ground. |
| 0:21.8 | BBC News, Moscow, La Codja, in the West Bank. |
| 0:24.6 | So, no matter how quickly disinformation spreads, we'll be ready. |
| 0:30.0 | The fight for truth is on. |
| 0:32.6 | Trust is earned. This is our BBC. |
| 0:36.2 | Hey there, I'm Asma Khalid. |
| 0:38.3 | And I'm Tristan Redmond, and we're here with a bonus episode for you from the Global Story podcast. |
| 0:43.5 | The world order is shifting. Old alliances are fraying and new ones are emerging. |
| 0:49.6 | Some of this turbulence can be traced to decisions made in the United States. |
| 0:53.6 | But the U.S. isn't just a cause of the upheaval. |
| 0:57.0 | Its politics are also a symptom of it. |
| 1:00.3 | Every day we focus on one story, looking at how America and the world shape each other. |
| 1:05.6 | So we hope you enjoy this episode. |
| 1:07.5 | And to find more of our show, just search for the global story wherever you get your BBC podcast. |
| 1:16.1 | It's been a week now since the ceasefire in Gaza was announced. The bombs have stopped for now. |
| 1:22.7 | And so we wanted to find out how people in Gaza are feeling now that the initial elation of the ceasefire has |
| 1:28.9 | passed. And we specifically wanted to know what life has been like for Palestinian journalists |
| 1:33.9 | who have been living through this war while also covering it these last two years. And so we are |
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