Jon Laurence

So I haven't been here in a while - but wanted to let folks know that I am actively posting now on a blue app that is focused on jobs and learning. I am really enjoying the community there - as it feels like this place did in its golden era. So please come and find me there!

Quite a line-up on this week's edition of The Media Show from Washington DC. - Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic) - Mehdi Hasan (Zeteo) - Sarah Smith (BBC News) - Tom Bateman (BBC News) - Johnny Harris (YouTube creator, Newpress) Listen here: bbc.com/audio/play/m00…

@moorehn @Dena once said to me ‘when you’re saying Inshallah I know it’s serious’. Hope you’re well!

White boys who say inshallah stay winning

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So I haven't been here in a while - but wanted to let folks know that I am actively posting now on a blue app that is focused on jobs and learning. I am really enjoying the community there - as it feels like this place did in its golden era. So please come and find me there!

"Palestinians have been documenting everything that's been happening in an unfiltered way..." 📽️ 🙏 –– Lead Producer @sara_salman discusses the importance of @wizardbisan livestreams and video documentation in her series, 'It's Bisan from Gaza and I'm Still Alive.' @ajplus @jonlaurence Full #PeabodyConversation available here: 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=9t8nSr…

The birthplace of Jesus is not celebrating Christmas this year. Bethlehem, home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, is standing in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The Assad regime will go down in history as one of the ugliest, bloodiest and most brutal regimes ever known. The post-Assad era is unknown. Everything is possible. But this is a truly historic moment of freedom that is worth celebrating, big time, regardless of what comes next

A true #SomePersonalNews tweet: I was not "impacted" by the most recent round of layoffs at NowThis but I have tendered my resignation as Managing Editor there. I will be moving on at the end of the month.

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli accusations towards its journalists in Gaza and warns against being a justification for targeting them.

Israeli protesters, including a mother of eight, blocked vital aid from getting to Palestinians in Gaza. Correspondent Inigo Gilmore went to report on how Israelis perceive the country’s war on Gaza. Watch the @zeteo_news @Basement_Films doc at reelisrael.film.

The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Hard News Feature Story: Short Form goes to It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive | Aj+ Reports (@ajplus).

Armed Israeli soldiers just raided Al Jazeera’s Ramallah offices in the occupied West Bank ordering staff to evacuate immediately. It was broadcast live on Al Jazeera Arabic youtube.com/live/bNyUyrR0P…

Walid Omari says the soldiers blew up the entrance to the building. He’s been told that all the office equipment & gear is being confiscated by the army.

The Israeli army has raided Aljazeera’s offices in Ramallah and ordered it closed. Soldiers confiscated the last microphone and camera off the street outside as bureau chief Walid Omari, who was forced to leave the office, was live on air reporting on the raid.

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our colleague, David Knowles. David was a talented journalist and a much-loved friend and a colleague. He will be greatly missed.

Israeli forces killed a U.S. peace activist in the occupied West Bank. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was killed by a “deliberate shot to the head,” witnesses say. She worked with the same peace activist movement as Rachel Corrie, a U.S. citizen killed by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003.

Gaza’s displaced families endure soaring heat inside tents, while children struggle with skin rashes and ulcers. Bisan Owda (@wizardbisan) documents their stories of survival in unbearable conditions during the ongoing heat wave.

@wizardbisan won't stop what's documenting the situation on the ground in Gaza. Here's her latest for @ajplus.

Group behind Emmys defends nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/21…

. @AJEnglish and @ajplus have been honored with four prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) of America, in recognition of their comprehensive and in-depth coverage of Israel's ongoing war on Gaza. network.aljazeera.net/en/press-relea…