In recent years, the rise of alternative forms of journalism, from Instagram posts to TikTok videos, has elevated new voices that did not have access to big audiences before, especially in the Western world. This shift has revealed the deep inequalities in whose voices are heard, amplified, and trusted. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the coverage of the war on Gaza.
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