Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a genocide in Gaza.
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(0:00) Intro
(4:22) The importance of historical context
(9:32) Propaganda narratives around Oct. 7
(18:26) Targeting Civilians
(23:12) Blaming Palestinians
(27:27) Justifying hospital bombings
(30:38) Israel’s iron grip on American media
(38:59) The twisting of headlines
(40:05) Self destructiveness of the media
(40:29) Killing journalists around hospitals
(43:55) Outro
In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a genocide in Gaza.
Support my independent journalism at Substack: chrishedges.substack.com
Follow The Chris Hedges Report on social media: https://linktr.ee/chrishedges
(0:00) Intro
(4:22) The importance of historical context
(9:32) Propaganda narratives around Oct. 7
(18:26) Targeting Civilians
(23:12) Blaming Palestinians
(27:27) Justifying hospital bombings
(30:38) Israel’s iron grip on American media
(38:59) The twisting of headlines
(40:05) Self destructiveness of the media
(40:29) Killing journalists around hospitals
(43:55) Outro







