In this News Brief conversation, we are joined by Chris Mills Rodrigo, a journalist, editor and organizer for Writers Against the War on Gaza, to discuss the coalition's call to boycott The New York Times for its complicity in genocide.
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Guest
Chris Mills Rodrigo (@millsrodrigo) is an organizer for Writers Against the War on Gaza, a coalition of media, cultural, and academic workers committed to Palestinian liberation.
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Show Notes'Unbarred and Free': The Prisoners Edition
Writers Against the War on Gaza | April 2026 | The New York War Crimes
Writers Against the War on Gaza | The New York War Crimes
How to Make a Genocide Disappear
Writers Against the War on Gaza | The New York War Crimes
The New York Times vs. History
Writers Against the War on Gaza | The New York War Crimes
Livestream: How to sell a genocide
Tamara Nassar and Adam Johnson | May 21, 2026 | The Electronic Intifada
20 Years Later, NYT Still Can’t Face Its Iraq War Shame
Ari Paul and Julie Hollar | March 22, 2023 | Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting
Gran Fury | March 1989
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Transcript
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Credits
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Producer: Julianne Tveten
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