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Rania Ghandour's avatar

Brilliant. And remember, the death toll comes from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. But the most effective way to report is by not reporting at all.

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Sisonke Msimang's avatar

🙏🏿 dear Rania.

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Marietjie Oelofsen's avatar

Thank you for laying it out so clearly Sisonke. I am paraphrasing Okri when I say to see things clearly will break your heart. Again. And again. And so it should.

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Musaed X's avatar

Thanks for this quote because it is..

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annemarie's avatar

Heartbreakingly brilliant. Definitely don't think about the Palestinian mothers on 'Mothers' Day'.

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Jane's avatar

Excellent reminder/summary of how the world media bends its knee to the hasbara.

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Marian Edmunds's avatar

Thank you.

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Louise P's avatar

Brilliant

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Bidi Sh's avatar

I love this. But also concerened there is no room for cynical writings any more in this world. When we cannot determine between AI and reality, when every source could be operated by hidden agendas, when everything is considered fake news, being cynical can be used against us, by the people whom we oppose their opinion the most.

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Vicky Mason's avatar

Incredibly powerful, Sisonke 🙏

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Mark McGuire's avatar

Excellent. It’s instructive to see how the same incident is reported differently by different publications. The recent killing by the IDF of 9 of 10 children from the same family (the 10th was wounded, as was the father) is a good recent example.

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Merry Freeman's avatar

Sobering read, thank you

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied's avatar

Love this piece. Fitting tribute to Wainaina's work <3

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Shamim Hargovan's avatar

Brilliant ✊🏽✊🏽🇵🇸🇵🇸

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masi's avatar

Brilliant Sisonke. Not surprised, as a SAn you would know.

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