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Vigil Honors Palestinian Journalists Killed in Gaza
September 9, 2025
Journalist Samira Mohyeddin is set to deliver the 16th annual keynote address for the NB Media Co-op on Tuesday, September 23, 2025—a virtual event titled “The Israel Exception.” This critical talk will address the deepening crisis in journalism triggered by the ongoing genocide in Gaza, spotlighting both the staggering toll on media professionals and the distortions in Western news coverage.
In her keynote, Mohyeddin will confront the harrowing loss of more than 200 journalists in Gaza, decrying the erosion of journalistic standards and credibility amid media silence and bias. She argues that many newsrooms are avoiding this reckoning, allowing such a media crisis to deepen unchecked.
Samira Mohyeddin is the editor-in-chief and founder of On the Line Media, a progressive digital journalism platform. Her career includes a role as a host and producer for CBC Radio, with a distinctive voice shaped by her identity as a queer Iranian journalist. She is also known for hosting the CBC podcast Gay Girl Gone.
The NB Media Co-op Annual General Meeting will precede the keynote at 6:00 p.m. AT, with the keynote starting at 7:00 p.m. AT on Zoom. While the event is open to all, only members of the Co-op will have voting rights during the meeting. The event will be conducted in English, with English–French interpretation available upon advance request.
Mohyeddin’s keynote promises to deeply interrogate the media’s failure to faithfully report on Gaza, urging a much-needed self-examination within Western journalism. Her bold perspective and media critiques aim to challenge prevailing narratives and inspire reparative action in newsrooms facing scrutiny.
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