Challenges and Misconceptions in Media Coverage of College Encampments in Gaza

The chapter delves into the discussions with Layla and John from Columbia University regarding the encampments at colleges in Gaza, focusing on the historical context, motivations, and media portrayals. It addresses the students' activism, challenges faced, community-building aspects of the encampments, media distortions, safety concerns, and the deliberate language manipulation by media outlets. The chapter critiques the mainstream media for diverting attention from the protests' goals of highlighting the ongoing genocide in Gaza and instead sensationalizing Ivy League campus politics and safety issues, thereby silencing dissenting voices supporting Palestine.