With Don Kimball Wed 7pm, Sat 2pm
A Show for and About Veterans
Tune in tonight to hear author/activist Norman Soloman discuss his book War Made Invisible.
Sat 1pm
DOCUMENTING THE U.S. MEDIA’S COMPLICITY IN THE GENOCIDE OF
GAZA WITH ROBIN ANDERSEN
In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a genocide in Gaza.
Chris Hedges, a former New York Times Middle East Bureau Chief, is certain about at least one thing regarding Israeli propaganda tactics: “If there is one indisputable fact, it is that Israel lies like it breathes.” The task of professional journalists and media outlets is to review evidence and verify the information they are reporting, but when it comes to Israel, Western establishment media function as stenographers, echoing their lies globally.
In this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Hedges explores the mechanisms by which Western media function as propaganda outlets for Israel with media scholar Robin Andersen, who documented these practices in her new book, “The Complicit Lens.” They begin with a discussion of the ways media corporations control the narrative through omissions of historical context, dehumanization of Palestinians and censorship of specific words, such as “massacres.” Journalists who work for these commercial outlets are aware of their complicity — a fact corroborated by leaks detailing the propagandistic guidelines editorial departments force their journalists to follow — but sacrifice their integrity and honesty for access to those in power and to protect themselves from retaliation.
Hedges and Andersen explain the ways that media outlets manipulate language to cover up war crimes being committed by the Israelis and shift the blame for Israeli attacks on civilians and infrastructure, such as hospitals and schools, onto the victims, Palestinians themselves. Outlets engage in ‘atrocity propaganda,’ amplifying horrific lies about sexual assault and “beheaded babies” told by the Israeli State without factchecking them to generate public support for the genocide of Palestinians, who are characterized as ‘terrorists’ and members of the demonized national resistance organization, Hamas. Andersen reports, “The Israelis were presented in their whole humanity… and the Palestinians are dead bodies, and that’s it.”
Another method of information control is by limiting access. Foreign journalists are restricted from entering Gaza, and those who are allowed in are vetted by Israel in advance. In violation of international law, the Palestinian press is censored through murder. Over 270 Palestinians, including those who work for major media outlets, and their families have been targeted and killed by the Israeli military. The price that we all pay for this complicity by the media is the legitimization of genocide, the absence of accountability and the lack of reliable news sources. As Andersen concludes, our loss is that there are “fewer and fewer voices, fewer and fewer documentation [that] can make sense of this and bring it to global publics.”
EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE with Editor, Investigative Journalist Miriam Raftery and the East County Magazine News Team
Fri 5pm, St 8am, Mon 5pm, Tues 9am
Award-winning editor and journalist Miriam Raftery and her award-winning magazine East County Magazine focus on news and events of their area. Miriam and her news team also report news of the larger San Diego and national and international news that may affect East County.
East County Magazine has up-to-date information on wildfire and emergency news.
ABOUT EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE
East County Magazine is your community media. We reflect the public’s interest, not special interests.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide in-depth news and events coverage for the inland areas in San Diego County, reflecting the broad diversity of people and issues in our region, particularly those under-represented in other media. As nonprofit media, we reflect the public interest—not special interests, with a strong commitment to covering social justice issues, diverse and mulicultural voices, community concerns, environmental/land use issues, and nonpartisan political stories in our region’s urban, rural, mountain and desert communities. We also celebrate our region’s attractions and rich cultural heritage, with special sections such as Visit East County, People Power, Tribal Beat, Refugee Voices, Arts and Music, and more.
East County Magazine also founded and operates East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts, keeping people safe and informed throughout San Diego County via e-mail and Twitter alerts. In addition we produce the East County Magazine radio show on KNSJ 89.1 FM.
Fri 8am, Tues 7pm
Thoughtful conversations and a good way to start the day! STOP & TALK dives deep into the themes of purpose and opportunity, guided by the insights of leaders in the arts and culture, health, philanthropy, finance, and innovation fields. Together, we celebrated local achievements and envisioned what’s possible in San Diego County.
Wed 7pm, Sat 2pm
MATTHEW HOH
Tune in to Friendly Fire to hear former U.S. Marine captain and State Department official MATTHEW HOH speak about the situation in Ukraine. Matt, a combat veteran in Iraq, and a diplomat in Afghanistan is now a Senior Advisor at the Eisenhower Media Network, and has brought his expertise to the UN Security Council in 2024 over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Don’t miss Matt’s insights about the “escalation ladder” that both sides of the war continue to climb, perhaps leading to unforeseen consequences for Europe and the world.
FRIENDLY FIRE with Don Kimball, Wed 7pm, Sat 2pm
A Voice For and About Veterans
Tune in to Friendly Fire tonight at 7pm to hear Linda Pentz Gunter the Executive Director of Beyond Nuclear and author of No to Nuclear. Linda discusses the latest nuclear agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia which would allow the Kingdom to build a nuclear power plant.
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Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War
By Linda Pentz Gunter
AN EVENING OF MUSIC BEGINNING AT 8, AN ECLECTIC MIX ONLY ON KNSJ IN SAN DIEGO. LOCAL DJs SPINNING VINYL THAT WILL BE JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
THEN A BREAK AT 12 AM WITH SOMETHING’S HAPPENING AT MIDNIGHT–SOME SURPISES FOR YOU AS WELL AS NEWS AND MUSIC AND THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE MORE THAN HEADLINES AND SOUND BITES. PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES YOU MAY HEAR ONLY ON KNSJ WITH NEWS REPORTS THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.
AND THEN A COOL SEGUE BACK TO MUSIC AT 3AM.
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KNSJ ALWAYS ON THE MOVE AROUND SAN DIEGO AND AT PRIDE TODAY
VISIT OUR BOOTH AND SAY HI TO OUR DJs SPINNING VINYL FOR SAN DIEGO
In San Diego, Pride is year-round and the Pride organization and other LGBTQIA+ serving nonprofits and organizations host community events, programs, and fundraisers throughout the year that aim to further their mission of fostering pride, equality, and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities locally, nationally, and globally.
Events listed at https://sdpride.org/events/
THE ELECTRIC PICNIC with Susan Taylor Wed 3pm, Sat 7pm, Mon 8am
Poet JOSEPH RUBANO
Joseph Rubano is a Biographical Counselor, poet and long time student of Anthroposophy (the teachings of Rudolf Steiner). His 50 plus years of meditation and inner work has included Native American Ceremony, and many forms of practice, Eastern and Western. In addition to counseling individuals and couples, he is on the faculty of the Biography and Social Art program (through the Center for Biography and Social Art) and has been offering the True Heart True Mind Enlightenment Intensive and the Desert Solo (Vision Quest) Experience in San Diego since 2009. He has a counseling practice in Oceanside, CA., and has two books of poetry, self-published, available on Amazon. (Go To The Edges and This Crazy Love Life
About The Electric Picnic
The Electric Picnic, a show about Poetry, Prose, and Spoken Word presents verse and storytelling every week on KNSJ 89.1 FM. Your host is poet and educator, Susan Taylor who interviews poets, novelists, songwriters, journalists, all philosophers in their genre. Hear calls to social justice and well-crafted words from local and international poets.
With Mike and Arthur Aguirre LIVE Sat 11am-Noon
TODAY WE’RE TALKING COFFEE with JOHN RIPPO
Call in with your questions and comments: 619-790-KNSJ (5675)
Climate crisis, economics, roasting coffee, local roasters and coffee in San Diego and always much more.
John Rippo publishes www.theespresso.com, a site that engages San Diego’s coffee trades and provides daily information to consumers about local coffee roasters.