Don't Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent | Dr Assal Rad

Get a Ticket for The Thinking Muslim Conference: http://www.thinkingmuslim.com/conference Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Dr. Assal Rad is a Middle East historian known as the “headline fixer” for her viral media corrections. Her new book, Don’t Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide, examines how outlets including The New York Times and the BBC helped manufacture consent for Israel’s genocide in Gaza through language, framing and omission. In this conversation, Assal joins Muhammad Jalal to examine how Western media has reported on Palestine, Israel and Gaza, and what that reporting reveals about the relationship between journalism, political power and public consent. From passive language around Palestinian deaths to the treatment of Israeli military claims, the discussion looks at how headlines and editorial choices can shape the way audiences understand war. As tensions involving the United States, Iran and the wider Middle East remain at the centre of global politics, we also ask whether Western media can still manufacture support for war in the way it did before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The conversation explores Gaza, the killing of Palestinian journalists, declining trust in mainstream media, the rise of social media and citizen journalism, and the different ways the Biden and Trump administrations have approached Israel and the Middle East. Has Gaza permanently changed the way people consume the news? And what happens when audiences can compare what they see on their phones with what appears in the headlines? Dr. Assal Rad is the author of The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran and Don’t Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide. Find Assal Rad here: X: https://x.com/AssalRad?lang=en IG:   / assalrad_   Find her Book 'Don't Say Palestine' here: https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/don... Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjV... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDY... X: https://x.com/thinking_muslim LinkedIn:   / the-thinking-muslim   Facebook:   / the-thinking-muslim-podcast-105790781361490   Instagram:   / thinkingmuslimpodcast   Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmusl... Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmusl... Find Muhammad Jalal here: X:   / jalalayn   Instagram:   / jalalayns   Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Meet Assal Rad 02:09 - Media Manufactured Consent 06:08 - Thinking Muslim Conference 06:52 - Headlines Hide Israel 12:02 - Western Media Complicity 14:10 - Liberal Media Bias 18:36 - Fox News vs Liberals 20:56 - Donate to Baitulmaal 21:31 - Palestinian Journalists Silenced 27:36 - Why Journalists Stayed 34:53 Who Controls Gaza History 38:20 Social Media Censorship 39:28 The Headline Fixer 44:02 Right Turns on Israel 47:54 Gaza’s Media Future