“International media must be allowed into Gaza.”
That is the demand of the BBC, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, in a short film intended to demonstrate the importance of giving foreign media access to the warzone.
Israel continues to block paths into Gaza for journalists, meaning the conflict is being documented by Palestinian reporters, at least 189 of whom have been killed.
Narrated by BBC presenter David Dimbleby, the two-minute clip uses iconic news images to highlight independent journalism throughout key moments in history.
This included the D-Day landings, the iconic image of a child burned by napalm in Vietnam, and the tank protester in Tiananmen Square.
BBC News CEO Deborah Turness said: “As journalists, we record the first draft of history. But in this conflict, reporting is falling solely to a small number of Palestinian journalists, who are paying a terrible cost. After two years of conflict, we must be let in.”
The short premiered in New York City on Wednesday night at an event hosted by the Committee to Protect Journalists to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly.
