How the Media Sold the Gaza Genocide & the Fight Inside the Democratic Party
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Journalist Adam Johnson, co-host of Citations Needed, joins Drop Site's Ryan Grim to discuss his new book, "How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza."
Drawing on data from US coverage, Johnson argues the genocide could not have been sustained without mainstream media complicity. He details how outlets reserved words like "massacre" for Israeli deaths, adopted the "Hamas-run health ministry" label, dropped Israel's agency from headlines, and helped discredit UNRWA on the day of the ICJ's preliminary ruling.
Johnson also examines how Democrats are repositioning on Israel ahead of 2028, why he says Rashida Tlaib is the only member of Congress that passes the test for an acceptable Gaza position, and the debate over Abdul El-Sayed campaigning with Kamala Harris.
All of Johnson's royalties go to the Middle East Children's Alliance.
Follow Adam Johnson on X: @adamjohnsonCHI
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07:50 US Media Used "Massacre" Only for Israeli Deaths
11:00 Why US Support for Israel Collapsed Despite the Coverage
17:54 The New York Times Lawsuit and the UNRWA Smear
24:48 How Media Kept Trusting Israeli Claims
30:25 Rashida Tlaib's Censure and the "Hamas-Run Health Ministry" Label
33:37 Gaza and the Crisis of Liberal Legitimacy
38:10 How Democrats Are Positioning on Israel Ahead of 2028
44:06 Rashida Tlaib and a Full Arms Embargo
45:49 Kamala Harris, Abdul El-Sayed and the Gaza Gray Area
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How the Media Sold the Gaza Genocide & the Fight Inside the Democratic Party
Drop Site News
20,070 views
Journalist Adam Johnson, co-host of Citations Needed, joins Drop Site's Ryan Grim to discuss his new book, "How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza."
Drawing on data from US coverage, Johnson argues the genocide could not have been sustained without mainstream media complicity. He details how outlets reserved words like "massacre" for Israeli deaths, adopted the "Hamas-run health ministry" label, dropped Israel's agency from headlines, and helped discredit UNRWA on the day of the ICJ's preliminary ruling.
Johnson also examines how Democrats are repositioning on Israel ahead of 2028, why he says Rashida Tlaib is the only member of Congress that passes the test for an acceptable Gaza position, and the debate over Abdul El-Sayed campaigning with Kamala Harris.
All of Johnson's royalties go to the Middle East Children's Alliance.
Follow Adam Johnson on X: @adamjohnsonCHI
00:00 The "40 Beheaded Babies" Hoax and the ISIS Comparison
07:50 US Media Used "Massacre" Only for Israeli Deaths
11:00 Why US Support for Israel Collapsed Despite the Coverage
17:54 The New York Times Lawsuit and the UNRWA Smear
24:48 How Media Kept Trusting Israeli Claims
30:25 Rashida Tlaib's Censure and the "Hamas-Run Health Ministry" Label
33:37 Gaza and the Crisis of Liberal Legitimacy
38:10 How Democrats Are Positioning on Israel Ahead of 2028
44:06 Rashida Tlaib and a Full Arms Embargo
45:49 Kamala Harris, Abdul El-Sayed and the Gaza Gray Area
_________
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To help support our work, please consider upgrading to a paid subscription, it’s what fuels our reporting: https://www.dropsitenews.com/subscribe
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To make our reporting as accessible and shareable as possible, we are on a variety of social media platforms. Follow Drop Site for more, and don’t forget to share with others, that’s the easiest way to help support what we do:
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Discord: We've launched a semi-private Discord server and are opening it up to our paid subscribers. Think of Discord as a sophisticated digital gathering space to interact with others in the developing Drop Site community.
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Don’t like social media? We’ve got you covered. We launched a daily weekday newsletter, Drop Site Daily, which compiles the top stories our team is tracking throughout the day on social media, into one convenient, place: https://www.dropsitenews.com/s/drop-s...