Urge mainstream media to prioritize reporting on the ongoing famine in Gaza.
The "FLOOD THE NEWSROOMS" campaign, spearheaded by Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG), is urging mainstream media outlets to provide accurate, front-page coverage of the ongoing genocide and famine in Gaza caused by Israeli blockade and attacks.
The crisis in Gaza, where Palestinians are collapsing from hunger and thirst, has been downplayed or distorted by major outlets like The New York Times in the past. Now, WAWOG is pushing for urgent media accountability and truthful reporting to expose starvation and mass suffering in Gaza.
To participate in the campaign, you can visit the WAWOG website's landing page for the campaign, which offers a template email already pre-addressed to major newspapers that have failed to cover Gaza accurately. Use the template to send emails demanding honest, headline news coverage about Israel's blockade and attacks starving Palestinians.
The call to action specifically mentions The New York Times as one of the targeted publications. Other publications on the list include The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Globe and Mail, and more.
The template letter is provided on the WAWOG website, and an excerpt reads:
We are writing to express our deep concern about your newspaper's coverage of the ongoing Israeli-imposed starvation campaign in Gaza. We demand truthful reporting on this humanitarian disaster from leading English-language news platforms.
In addition to sending emails, you can engage in or amplify calls on social media, protests, and global mobilizations organized by WAWOG to emphasize media responsibility and global attention. Keep consistent pressure on media platforms by bugging their editorial offices through repeated, coordinated contact.
The Israeli Occupation Forces, supported by the United States, have imposed a complete siege on Gaza for over a year. It is estimated that between 25% and 90% of Gaza's population has entered the "fifth stage" of malnutrition, which can cause irreversible organ damage. The Israeli forces have targeted water wells and desalination plants across Gaza, exacerbating the crisis.
The ongoing attacks in Gaza have lasted for 22 months, and humanitarian aid has been blocked from reaching a starving population. The FLOOD THE NEWSROOMS campaign aims to pressure mainstream media to cover the fact that Israel is starving Gazans.
Brittany Allen has criticized The New York Times for promoting right-wing Israeli propaganda about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while Nathan Robinson wrote a rebuttal to The New York Times' equivocation, focusing on the eugenic point. James North reported in Mondoweiss that The New York Times reversed course after publishing a feature acknowledging famine in Gaza, implying that "pre-existing health conditions" were to blame for a starving child's state.
Join the "FLOOD THE NEWSROOMS" campaign to compel truthful reporting on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Together, we can pressure mainstream media to cover the reality of the crisis and hold them accountable for their role in perpetuating it.
- Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG) is urging social-media users, authors, and literary figures to join their "FLOOD THE NEWSROOMS" campaign, aiming to pressure mainstream media outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, and The Globe and Mail to provide accurate, front-page coverage of the ongoing genocide and famine in Gaza caused by Israeli blockade and attacks.
- The call to action specifically highlights The New York Times as a publication guilty of distorting or downplaying the crisis in Gaza, where Palestinians are collapsing from hunger and thirst, in the past.
- Brittany Allen and Nathan Robinson have critically examined The New York Times' reporting on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, pointing out its propagation of right-wing Israeli propaganda and equivocation, respectively.
- As part of the campaign, WAWOG has provided a template email for participants to send to major newspapers, demanding honest, headline news coverage about Israel's blockade and attacks starving Palestinians.
- In addition to sending emails, the "FLOOD THE NEWSROOMS" campaign encourages participants to engage in or amplify calls on social media, protests, and global mobilizations organized by WAWOG to emphasize media responsibility and bring global attention to the Israeli Occupation Forces' role in causing widespread malnutrition and starvation in Gaza.
