The dispute over plans for MediaFest, the nationâs largest conference of student journalists, reflects the polarization of the news industry that awaits them.
International media outlets have been banned from Gaza, save for tightly controlled embeds. Local reporters have been threatened and killed. But as the world awaits peace, the Israeli government has invited some content creators to come in and spread its message.
Aaron Parnas, a twenty-six-year-old with a larger TikTok audience than some mainstream outlets and the most popular ânewsâ Substack, is making his own journalism rulesâand taking dark money.
âWho would have thought this is the piece that would get me fired?â Bill Owens, the former executive producer of 60 Minutes, said in the screening room. For the past year, CBS journalists have been up against extraordinary pressure.
By law, the government and other entities are required to publish certain information in a âpaper of record.â If the rules change, what will be lost?
Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the worldâs deadliest place for journalists. Weâve cast out for a new approach.
Recently, there have been rumors of Die Mennonitische Post being âmainstream media.â John Dueck, the editor, covers the facts about vaccination anyway.
