- On May 11 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a renowned Palestinian journalist was murdered by Israeli forces.
- Prominent western outlets reported her murder inaccurately by calling it a mere “death”, subtracting from their headlines the fact that she was shot by Israel.
Shireen Abu Akleh, a renowned Middle Eastern journalist who reported from Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, was brutally murdered by Israeli forces on May 11, 2022.
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However, this was not the first time that journalists had been targeted, according to Gaza-based journalist Wafa al Udainy.
“Shireen and Ghufran are two of the most recent names,” Udainy told Geo.tv. “We have tens of journalists who have been assassinated by occupation [forces] since 1948.”
“She (Shireen) dedicated her life to reporting on issues that the mainstream media does not dare to discuss,” Wafa said.
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Leading Western media outlets reported her murder incorrectly, referring to it as a “death,” leaving out the fact that she was brutally shot by Israeli forces.
Here’s how the Western media covered the journalist’s murder.
