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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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