CNN employees, including the renowned international news anchor Christiane Amanpour, confronted network executives over what the staffers described as myriad leadership failings in coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a leaked recording of a recent all-hands meeting obtained by The Intercept.

In the hourlong meeting at CNN’s London Bureau on February 13, staffers took turns questioning a panel of executives about CNN’s protocols for covering the war in Gaza and what they describe as a hostile climate for Arab reporters. Several junior and senior CNN employees described feeling devalued, embarrassed, and disgraced by CNN’s war coverage.

One issue that came up repeatedly is CNN’s longtime process for routing almost all coverage relating to Israel and Palestine through the network’s Jerusalem bureau. As The Intercept reported in January, the protocol — which has existed for years but was expanded and rebranded as SecondEyes last summer — slows down reporting on Gaza and filters news about the war through journalists in Jerusalem who operate under the shadow of Israel’s military censor.

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    I give credit to Amanapour and the PBS NewsHour team. I’ve watched almost every broadcast since October and they’ve diligently put a spotlight on the civilian suffering in Gaza.

    Fucking crazy (albeit unsurprising) how Apple booted Jon off for his criticism of Israel; likewise with Mehdi at MSNBC.

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        Apparently it was China, AI, and Israel based on what I recall reading. Israel may have been the final straw.

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          I only heard about the China bit, because it’s obviously a huge market for Apple.