The sheer scale of mass suffering and killings inflicted on Gaza by Israel is indescribable. In Canada, our news industry has been shaped by an orientalist approach, viewing Palestinians and those in the Middle-east as pitiable and inhuman. Using Edward Said's theory, journalist and researcher Sarah Samuel reflected how Canadian news has continued this racist and imperialist view in the context of Israel's genocide. Samuel joins The North State to explain the roots, approach and results of researching her article "Canadian Mainstream Media’s Orientalist Stance Towards Palestinians" in the Al Jazeera Journalism Review. She and Scott also discuss the mental health crisis going on behind the scenes in Canadian newsrooms.

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