FLOOD THE NEWSROOMS

Pressure mainstream media to cover the fact that Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza, which should be headline news everywhere in the world. Use our template to flood their inboxes.

Click on the name of the news outlet, then on the name of an editor to send an email using a mailto: link and our template. Feel free to edit or rewrite in your own words, and don’t forget to sign your name.

“I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland.”
— Anas al-Sharif

PROTECT THE JOURNALISTS

An Appeal to Our Peers: Take Action in Your Newsrooms!

On August 12, the Newsguild-CWA and National Writers Union condemned the killing of Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Noufal in a new statement of solidarity with Palestinian journalists, one among many we have seen from media workers and their unions over the past two years. This condemnation must gain the force of action, of determination, of willingness to make sacrifices and take career risks in service of a more truthful world.

As media workers, our labor turns the wheels of the Western press: We are responsible for the narratives our publications spin and their consequences, spelled out in blood. It is our duty to tell the truth and to protect the journalists who have continued to bring that truth to the world over the last 675 days. One of the most effective ways to show solidarity with journalists in Gaza is to confront Zionism in your own newsroom. Rally your colleagues and demand that your bosses:

  1. Stop publishing unverified Israeli claims about Palestinian journalists and their factional affiliations, which are intended both to demonize the resistance in Gaza — a governing force, as well as a military force, that is woven into the social fabric of the Strip — and to legitimize the targeting of journalists. Change headlines and issue corrections to stories where these claims have been repeated.

  2. Publish an editorial condemning the IOF’s serial murders of media workers, which have made this the deadliest war for journalists in history. This alone should prove to any observer, let alone editors tasked with discerning the truth of the situation in Gaza, which ‘side’ is committing the war crimes.

  3. End the racist bias that plagues editorial standards and style guides in mainstream media. Here’s a start.

And if your bosses don’t listen? Our secure tipline is always open. If you have sensitive information about journalistic malpractice at a major media company, write to wawog@proton.me from a secure, anonymized address (not your work or personal email) with “hello” in the subject line. A trained investigative journalist will write back to you to set up a Signal call.