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Adam Johnson is a media analyst and co-host of the podcast Citations Needed, whose work has appeared in The Nation, The Intercept, and other major outlets. He joined Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan Robinson to discuss his new book How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, an analysis of how U.S. corporate media covered Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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0:00–5:51 Yes, it's a genocide
5:51–9:32 How liberal media failed
9:32–16:25 The myth of journalistic neutrality
16:25–21:40 The “Hamas-run” framing
21:40–28:03 How Hamas is portrayed as ISIS
28:03–34:22 Erasing historical context
34:22–37:46 Media double standards
37:46–47:05 Biden’s role and response
47:05–51:04 Whose voices are excluded
51:04–54:39 What happens to dissenting journalists
54:39–59:43 The Atlantic (ugh)
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