A look at how media has presented Gaza as a short-term conflict and why in India freedom of speech is being challenged.
The Israeli assault on Gaza looked like a case of a story repeating itself. There are plenty of recurring story lines - each side accusing the other of 'starting it', the fact that there is an election coming up in Israel, and the hugely disproportionate number of casualties on the Palestinian side. But there are some big differences between this outbreak and what the Israelis called 'Operation Cast Lead'.
Back in 2008-2009, Israel locked most of the global media out of its 23-day attack on Gaza. This time round, journalists have flooded into the Strip, giving the world a much better view of the bombardment, and some of the buildings they work out of have been targeted. And this is the first war on Gaza fought after the Arab Spring. So there are some new governments in the neighbourhood and lots of new media outlets in those countries reporting this story.
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