News organisations ‘very frightened” of getting Israel-Hamas coverage wrong says MEAA media president

Kalila Welch

November 14, 2023 8:35

The Australian news industry is grappling with how to accurately cover the Israel-Hamas war in the absence of correspondents on the ground, according to Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) media president, Karen Percy.

Hosted by the University of Technology Sydney, the webinar explored the ‘Responsibilities of the News Media on Palestine’, in which Percy responded to accusations that the mainstream media has demonstrated a pro-Israel bias in it’s coverage of the unfolding conflict in Gaza.

Karen Percy, federal president of Media, MEAA

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Kalila Welch

Kalila Welch joined the Mumbrella editorial team in November 2021. She took a brief career break in mid 2023 to complete her Masters of Journalism before returning to Mumbrella for a year.

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