Al Jazeera Journalism Review
How Sources Shaped the Story of Gaza’s Aid-Site Killings
In conflict reporting, the question is rarely only about what happened. It is also who gets to explain what happened. The findings here suggest that the answer to that question often shapes the story that audiences ultimately receive.
Latest Articles
A Year of Genocide and Bias: Western Media's Whitewashing of Israel's Ongoing War on Gaza
Major Western media outlets continue to prove that they are a party in the war of narratives, siding with the Israeli occupation. The article explains how these major Western media outlets are still refining their techniques of bias in favor of the occupation, even a year after the genocide in Palestine.
Failing Gaza: Pro-Israel Bias Uncovered Behind the Lens of Western Media
Journalists at CNN and the BBC expose the inner workings of their newsrooms, a year into Israel’s war on Gaza.
A Half-Truth is a Full Lie
Misinformation is rampant in modern conflicts, worsened by the internet and social media, where false news spreads easily. While news agencies aim to provide unbiased, fact-based reporting, their focus on brevity and hard facts often lacks the necessary context, leaving the public vulnerable to manipulation and unable to fully grasp the complexities of these issues.
Guns, Threats, and Poverty: The Daily Struggles of an African Journalist
The welfare of African journalists continues to deteriorate, from poor wages to security risks, arrests, detention, and even death. This common, ongoing trend generally affects the wellbeing of journalists during their discharge of duties, and these overlooked difficulties tend to affect the quality and output of their work.
Testimonies of the First Witness of the Sabra & Shatila Massacre
The Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 saw over 3,000 unarmed Palestinian refugees brutally killed by Phalangist militias under the facilitation of Israeli forces. As the first journalist to enter the camps, Japanese journalist Ryuichi Hirokawa provides a harrowing first-hand account of the atrocity amid a media blackout. His testimony highlights the power of bearing witness to a war crime and contrasts the past Israeli public outcry with today’s silence over the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
How to Bring more Balance to Western Media Coverage of Israel and Palestine
How can journalists accurately cover Palestine without becoming unbalanced or biased? Here are some concrete tools and techniques for reporters to keep in mind.
Opinion
Noe Zavaleta
The Left and the Right in One Front Against Journalism in South America
Journalism in Latin America is facing a crisis of hostility. In the age of political polarization, governments from both the left and the right are not merely managing states; they are actively…
Shereen Nanish
Humanitarian Storytelling: Reclaiming Voice in Crisis Reporting
Humanitarian storytelling is evolving. In the age of algorithmic amplification, humanitarian organisations are not merely sharing aid updates; they work side by side with responsible media; they…
Said Al-Azri
On the Misunderstanding Between Media and Diplomacy
The analysis of international crisis coverage reveals a clear structural gap between the immediate, simplified narratives produced by the media and the slow, complex processes of diplomacy. The…
Diaries
Journalism in Gaza: A Struggle for Survival
In Gaza, journalism becomes inseparable from the life it documents: reporting continues not from a distance, but from within the same fear, grief, and instability it tries to record.
Journalism in Gaza… A Race Against the Train of Genocide
In the following account, Amira Nassar presents a narrative filled with intricate detail, intimate exchanges, and an unyielding struggle over the meaning of writing amid slaughter and starvation. Part of The Journalism Review’s documentary project recording the testimonies of journalists in Palestine and the Gaza Strip during the ongoing genocide, it stands as a testament against oblivion and the machinery of extermination.
From News Reporting to Documentation: Practical Lessons from Covering the War on Gaza
From the very first moment of the genocidal war waged by Israel on Gaza, Al Jazeera correspondent Hisham Zaqout has been a witness to hunger, devastation, war crimes, and the assassination of his colleagues in the field. It is a battle for survival and documentation, one that goes beyond mere coverage and daily reporting.
Reports
How Sources Shaped the Story of Gaza’s Aid-Site Killings
In conflict reporting, the question is rarely only about what happened. It is also who gets to explain what happened. The findings here suggest that the answer to that question often shapes the story that audiences ultimately receive.
The Stringers Behind India’s Breaking News: No Contracts, Credit or Safety
Thousands of rural Indian freelance reporters, called "stringers," face low pay, police harassment, and total abandonment by the big TV networks that rely on them. These local journalists risk their lives to film breaking news like riots and rallies, but they work without contracts, insurance, or legal help when they get into trouble. This unfair system forces poor, small-town reporters to take on all the danger alone just to keep the national 24-hour news channels running.
Why Have Print Newspapers Disappeared in Gaza?
The genocidal war has systematically devastated the media sector in the Gaza Strip. With the occupation destroying over 150 media organizations, printing presses have completely shut down, forcing all newspapers to shift entirely to digital coverage.
Mohamed al-Khalidi and Marwa Muslim: Forgotten in Life, Vindicated in Death
The occupation killed journalists Mohamed al-Khalidi and Marwa Muslim as part of a systematic pattern of targeting the press, but throughout their careers they also faced neglect, marginalisation, and a lack of recognition. Colleague Maysoun Kahil tells their story, and asks why Palestinian journalists are so often honoured only after death, rather than supported in life.
The Double Ordeal of Freelance Journalists in Gaza
Independent journalists in Gaza face a dangerous double battle. Working without institutional protection or financial safety nets, they risk their lives to report the reality of war, overcoming severe resource shortages and systemic neglect to ensure the world hears the truth.
The Left and the Right in One Front Against Journalism in South America
Journalism in Latin America is facing a crisis of hostility. In the age of political polarization, governments from both the left and the right are not merely managing states; they are actively harassing critical voices, imposing institutional censorship, and enforcing official narratives that attack independent media to silence disagreement and fake democracy across the region.