Covering conflict in Gaza under information blockade, “absolute frustration” for French editorial staff – Liberation

Evidence collected as best as possible from citizens, correspondents, open source journalism… French media are going about things in different ways to provide information about daily life in the Palestinian enclave, which is inaccessible due to the total siege imposed by Israel.

“It’s crazy that we can’t cover This disaster.” At Radio France, Etienne Monin, a former correspondent in Jerusalem, is now assigned full-time to coordinate topics on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for various channels. Above all, he produces a weekly podcast, War in the Middle East, Airs every Friday at 6 PM. And struggles daily with this question: How can journalism cover a conflict that is inaccessible, due to the information blockade imposed by Israel in the Palestinian enclave?

Etienne Monin counts on a network of Gazan contacts to provide him with elements (voice for his part). “These are people who are not journalists, he said. Initially, these were contacts I had from my time as a correspondent. Then, every time I contacted someone, I asked for another person’s contact. English speakers only, Etienne Monin