By Leila Sansour
Leila Sansour is an acclaimed Palestinian British filmmaker of two feature documentaries – Jeremy Hardy vs the Israeli Army and TPNS supported Open Bethlehem, both released across cinemas in the UK. Leila is currently working as a freelancer on Gaza coverage with ITV news. Here she takes deep and highly critical dive into British media coverage on Gaza.
A couple weeks ago I attended a gathering of people, all of whom are working in various capacities to challenge the narratives that have taken hold of the topsy-turvy world we inhabit. It is worth mentioning that these groups are growing, and networks of disenfranchised journalists, if not to say totally livid and disgruntled journalists, are slowly emerging. In the beginning, they felt more like caucuses of the bereaved, but there is hope that they will eventually morph into platforms that might deliver. Fear is an impediment, but there is also talk of the need to overcome fear by acting collectively and robustly. Those working for the BBC tend to be the most aggrieved. The BBC is in a league of its own when it comes to crushing dissent. Since October 7, it has gone so far as to appoint a special editor at BBC Arabic to streamline content across its platforms lest these Arabs decide to go native. The groups themselves are diverse, but British Muslims form the greatest majority. The issue of Palestine, with its glaring injustice and media double standards, has certainly politicized a whole generation of Muslims in Britain like no other cause has been able to do. The effect of the mobilization of this new constituency is likely to change the face of British politics in ways that we cannot yet predict.’
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