'Whitewashing genocide': How Democrats & the media kept Gaza out of the DNC

The Real News Podcast

From rumors that Beyonce was going to perform to Uncommitted delegates staging an all-night sit-in outside the United Center to demand that a Palestinian voice be given time to speak on the main stage, there were many storylines that emerged from the 2024 Democratic National Convention. But the DNC also showed how the ruling establishment and corporate media work together to curate a fantasy version of reality, especially when it comes to whitewashing the Biden-Harris Administration's unequivocal support for Israel's genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Sarah Lazare, editor of Workday Magazine, and Adam Johnson, co-host of Citations Needed and a columnist for TRNN, about what reporting at the DNC taught us about the changed media environment we are all part of.
Read the transcript of this podcast here.
Studio Production: Cameron Granadino
Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich
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