Alternative Radio - Episode November 12, 2025

Media Framing of Cultural Destruction: Artsakh & Gaza Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, is a historic Armenian area located in the Caucasus Mountains. In 2023, Azerbaijan invaded and ethnically cleansed the millennial-old Armenian population. The so-called civilized West looked the other way. Looking away has been harder to do in Gaza because of the enormity of the Israeli attack and the sheer scale of death and destruction. The Israeli goal in Gaza and the Azerbaijani goal in Artsakh is cultural and physical erasure. Both Artsakh and Gaza are reported as though they are just happening in a vacuum. By not providing context and background, journalists are guilty of media malpractice. Speaker: Mischa Geracoulis Mischa Geracoulis is a human rights journalist and critical media literacy expert. She is the managing editor of Project Censored, a media watch and education organization. She is on the editorial board of The Markaz Review. She is the author of Media Framing and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage: News Narratives about Artsakh and Gaza. Description from www.alternativeradio.org