This has to get out there. These are her words (with a bit of editing).
Jenan Matari made this speech on 16 October 2023 and it's still relevant. Nearly 7 months later and this is still as relevant as ever because nothing has changed within the media other than more discrimination and the firing of Arab and Muslim journalists from their positions and the continued vilification of people demanding liberation and justice for the indigenous.
After giving this speech at the New Jersey Palestinian American Community Centre press conference in early October, a reporter from CBS came up to her and said, “you know, you really vilified the media over there with that you said,” to which she responded with, “I’m glad my message was received as intended,” and she walked away.
The media must be held accountable. They have manufactured consent for violence against Palestinians all over the world.
We’re watching it happen again heavily as we watch their awful coverage of the peaceful encampments on college campuses across the country. They are criminalizing students, and manufacturing consent for police and state violence against our students.
They must be held accountable.
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