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Still from "The Zone of Interest" (Credit: A24)

Following October 7, “The Zone of Interest,” about a family of Nazis living right against the walls of Auschwitz, is the most relevant film in the world right now.

A protest organized by Writer’s Bloc, a subgroup of the Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG), outside the CPJ’s 2023 Freedom Press Gala, hosted by the New York Times on November 16. They are holding a large sign that reads The New York Crimes, mock newspapers printed in the style of New York Times, and posters of slain Palestinian and Lebanese journalists and the Times’ editorial board. (Photo: Hany Osman)

Disrupting media corporations that act as bullhorns for our enemies is only part of the task—the challenge is engaging in journalism rooted in respect for one’s people.