"Read with extreme caution": A journalist's guide to Israel-Palestine media literacy

Dina Ibrahim , a professor and scholar of journalism, spent 12 years reporting and producing across Egypt , United Arab Emirates , the UK , and the U.S. Ibrahim cautions readers to “look at the funding model” of a media source.

Ibrahim: Journalism is meant philosophically to be the best version of the truth that it can be.

It's a challenge for the public to seek out and receive and receive unfiltered facts, author says.

Social media is engineered for ease of ease of misinformation and perpetuating misinformation, he says.

He says the news is reacting to horrific acts of violence and highlighting them, as opposed to providing context.

People are facing consequences, very serious ones, for taking a side or stating an opinion that may not be popular, or may be perceived as morally outrageous. People are afraid of being misunderstood, or being persecuted or vilified for their views. This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity..