All articles tagged with #media suppression
Since October 2023, Israel has killed over 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, targeting families as part of a strategy to silence Palestinian reporting, with attacks continuing despite international condemnation and the deaths of nearly 300 journalists during the conflict.
Over 500 employees at Voice of America and related US government-funded broadcasters are set to lose their jobs as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce federal bureaucracy and cut funding, despite legal challenges and court orders to halt such actions.
The article details the targeted violence and suppression of Palestinian journalists documenting Israel's military actions in Gaza and the West Bank, highlighting the deadly risks they face, including killings, threats, and displacement, amidst ongoing Israeli military assaults and a broader campaign to silence media coverage of the conflict.
The Trump administration has fired over 85% of Voice of America staff, including key reporters, effectively shutting down the US-funded news outlet, citing issues of dysfunction and bias, in a move seen as an attack on independent journalism and press freedom.