On Episode 12 of The MPAC Podcast, host Salam Al-Marayati sits down with award-winning journalist and former Washington Post Global Opinions founding editor Karen Attiah.
Commemorating eight years since the assassination of Saudi dissident and columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Karen and Salam examine the dismantling of institutional platforms for dissident voices, the rise of corporate newsroom censorship, and the double standards in coverage surrounding Gaza and campus anti-war demonstrations. Karen details why she launched her independent Resistance Study series after facing institutional pushback, the collapse of the separation between media and the state, and the urgent necessity for journalists to resist historical erasure.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction & Honoring Jamal Khashoggi’s Legacy
04:00 – From Celebrating Press Freedom to Institutional Purges
07:15 – Media Double Standards: Selective Humanity and the Coverage of Gaza
11:32 – Separation of Media & State: Why Access Journalism Silences Truth
14:32 – Dismantling Global Opinions: When Speech Becomes a Corporate Spreadsheet
18:09 – The Columbia University Encampments & Faculty Self-Censorship
24:16 – Militarized Police on Campuses and the Criminalization of Dissent
31:44 – The Power of Black and Palestinian Civic Solidarity
37:17 – How Mainstream Media Vacuum Creates Space for Bad-Faith Actors
42:31 – Fighting Historical Erasure: Why Memory Is Resistance
Disclaimer:The views, statements, and opinions expressed by guests on The MPAC Podcast are solely those of the individual guest and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, position, or views of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), host Salam Al-Marayati, its leadership, board, or staff.
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