Nicole Jenes and Rathbone: Social media influencers a new lens on Gaza war | Social Media

Nicole Jenes and Rathbone: Social media influencers a new lens on Gaza war | Social Media

Exploring how Instagram and TikTok influencers shape narratives in Israel’s war on Gaza. Social media has revolutionised our understanding and perception of wars and conflicts. Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, with their real-time, unfiltered content, offer a new perspective that’s immediate and often raw. These platforms enable users worldwide…

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

Investigation shows journalists in India face ‘threat of unlawful surveillance’ along with other ‘tools of repression’. India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. The findings, published on Thursday, noted India’s repeated use…

Gaza’s journalists: ‘Targets’ or ‘casualties’ of Israel’s war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza’s journalists: ‘Targets’ or ‘casualties’ of Israel’s war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza’s journalists are being killed at an unprecedented rate. Plus, Israel’s most powerful allies in the US – Christian Zionist broadcasters. According to Gaza’s government media office, Israel’s military has now killed 97 journalists in the Strip. Israel has barred international media from entering Gaza, firsthand reporting on the onslaught…

Poland’s new pro-EU government dismisses state media chiefs | Media News

Poland’s new pro-EU government dismisses state media chiefs | Media News

Culture ministry announces sackings citing need to restore impartiality of state news outlets. The management of Polish public television, radio and state news agency PAP have been dismissed and one public news channel that critics say was politicised under the previous government has gone off air. The culture ministry under…

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa laid to rest in southern Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa laid to rest in southern Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa has been laid to rest in southern Gaza, with dozens of mourners, including journalists, paying their respects to the cameraman killed in an Israeli drone attack. The funeral was held on Saturday in the city of Khan Younis. Abudaqa’s family, friends and colleagues bid a…

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’. An American reporter jailed in Russia must stay behind bars into the new year as he awaits trial on espionage charges, a Russian court has ruled. Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for…

Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US | Israel-Palestine conflict

In the United States, speaking freely about Israel’s war on Gaza often has a price. For expressing their opinions on the Israel-Palestine, many Muslim Americans and Arab Americans have paid a hefty price, including the loss of jobs and suspension from college. Universities across the US are also cracking down…

Blinken urges Israel to finish probe into killing of journalist in Lebanon | Media News

Blinken urges Israel to finish probe into killing of journalist in Lebanon | Media News

Blinken’s comments come after rights groups say Israel should be investigated over possible war crime. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israel to conclude and release the findings of a probe into artillery strikes that killed a journalist and wounded six others in Lebanon. Blinken said on…

Israel should face war crimes probe over journalist death in Lebanon: NGOs | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel should face war crimes probe over journalist death in Lebanon: NGOs | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Rights groups say attack that killed Reuters journalist and injured six others ‘likely a direct attack on civilians’. International rights groups have said that Israeli strikes that killed a journalist and injured six others in southern Lebanon were likely a direct attack on civilians and must be investigated as a…