Global media outlets unite to protest Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza
The blackout protest highlights a global demand for journalist protection and unrestricted press access amid over 210 journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023, organizers said.
- Media outlets worldwide will blackout front pages, homepages, and broadcasts on September 1 to protest the killings of journalists in Gaza and demand access to the press.
- Over 210 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders.
- On August 25, Israeli strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.
- The Israel Defense Forces described the strike as a 'tragic mishap' and stated they were targeting a Hamas-run surveillance camera.
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Over 250 media outlets unite as Israel makes Gaza’s journalists its frontline targets
TEHRAN – On September 1, more than 250 news outlets in over 70 countries staged a coordinated blackout—blank front pages, darkened homepages, and interrupted broadcasts—in an unprecedented act of solidarity.

Journalist killings in Gaza deserve condemnation
Stand up, editors, and be counted! You really should write a strong editorial condemning the killing of over 200 working journalists in Gaza and the refusal of Israel to allow international journalists to cover the facts on the ground — facts that Palestinian working journalists are dying for in order to present them to their […]
International media journalists in Colombia joined Reporters Without Borders' protest against the murder of colleagues in Gaza.
In Gaza, 'journalists are dying, and everyone wonders if the next will be one of the two working for us'
Newsrooms around the world have expressed concern for their Palestinian colleagues in Gaza. Approximately 180 media outlets in 50 countries were expected to relay, on Monday, a call from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Avaaz movement calling for an end to 'the killings in Gaza.'
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