GAZA – FAILED BY THE MEDIA

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GAZA – FAILED BY THE MEDIA

Media Workers Against the War www.mwaw.net

In this mailing:
1. GAZA – FAILED BY THE MEDIA
2. Melanie Phillips wrong on Gaza aid
3. Dispatches: Unseen Gaza
4. Latest protests over Gaza aid appeal

1. GAZA – FAILED BY THE MEDIA

PUBLIC MEETING

With speakers:

Ghada Karmi, Palestinian writer
Richard Horton, The Lancet
   Jeremy Dear, general secretary, NUJ
     Lauren Booth, Press TV
Jane Shallice, Stop the War Coalition

Monday February 2

7pm

Old Cinema lecture theatre
Westminster University
309 Regent Street
London W1B 2UW
Nearest tube: Oxford Circus
Map: http://tinyurl.com/dj6ywh

More info: info@mwaw.net, tel 07801 789 297

Hosted by Media Workers Against the War   www.mwaw.net

2. Melanie Phillips wrong on Gaza aid

On Jan 26, Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips wrote that Hamas "has
intercepted dozens of aid trucks and confiscated food and medical supplies
bound for the UN aid stores in Gaza," and that people are unaware of this
because "the BBC's reporters haven't told them."

She uses this "claim" to justify her support for the BBC's decision not to
broadcast an appeal for donations by Britain's largest charities to help the
relief effort in Gaza. However, the reason why most people in Britain have no
idea about this allegation, and why the BBC has not reported it, is because it
is untrue.

Full details here: http://tinyurl.com/crlnv6

3. Dispatches: Unseen Gaza

Channel 4's Jon Snow examines the difficulties that news organisations around
the world have faced in reporting the violent conflict in Gaza.

Watch it again here: http://tinyurl.com/bvyh4o

4. Latest protests over Gaza appeal

David Soul: Why I've cancelled my BBC TV licence…
Video: Latest news on the Student occupations…
Update: BBC occupation success…

For these and other developments, go to: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

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