What Next - In Gaza, Journalism Is a Death Sentence
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
On Sunday, Al-Jazeera’s entire team in Gaza City were killed by an airstrike. Almost immediately, Israel said it targeted one of them on purpose – Anas al-Sharif. The strike fits a pattern, growing both in Israel and across the world, of targeting journalists—and holding no one accountable afterwards.
Guest: Jodie Ginsberg, head of the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit organization promoting press freedom worldwide.
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