For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Cradle via ScheerPost, PressTV (an Iranian website), and Consortium News; other reports from the Cradle are no longer accessible here — even those included in previous entries on this site are now whited out — but published material from ScheerPost is accessible, and published material from CN will be, by clicking on their names below. (MEDIA 8-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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NEWER AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, including Mariam Dagga, 33, a freelancer who worked for the Associated Press, according to health officials. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 19 Meta permanently bans the Cradle in latest attack on free speech. From the Cradle / ScheerPost On Aug. 16, Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta permanently banned The Cradle from its social media platforms for allegedly violating community guidelines by “praising terrorist organizations” and engaging in “incitement to violence.” READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 18 The Cradle’s Instagram page ‘permanently banned’ over pro-Palestine content. From PressTV. In yet another instance of censorship targeting alternative media outlets, Instagram has blocked the page of The Cradle, a journalist-driven news website covering West Asia. Owned by Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., Instagram claimed . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 20 Note to Consortium News readers: A pause in publishing. From Consortium News. Because of technical issues, Consortium News will undergo a renovation that will prevent us from publishing from today [Wednesday] over the weekend until early next week. We should be back better than ever. Thank you for your patience. Please check back on Monday [Aug. 25].
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