When Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in Jenin in May 2022, Israel blamed “crossfire.”
The Biden administration called it “tragic circumstances.”
No names. No charges. No accountability.

In this episode of Reel Talk, Daizy Gedeon speaks with veteran Wall Street Journal correspondent Dion Nissenbaum about the investigation behind the documentary “Who Killed Shireen?” — the film that did what governments claimed was impossible.

Together, they unpack how a small team of journalists traced the killing to an Israeli sniper, uncovered a pattern of impunity, and exposed a wider war on journalists — from Gaza to Lebanon to the West Bank.

This is not just about one journalist.
It’s about press freedom, power, and accountability.

🎧 Listen now.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Who Was Shireen Abu Akleh
02:21 – From “Tragic Circumstances” to a Cover-Up
06:18 – Meet Dion Nissenbaum
13:37 – Why the Official Story Didn’t Add Up
20:34 – Making Who Killed Shireen?
27:13 – Naming the Shooter
36:43 – Targeting Journalists
41:33 – The U.S. Military Whistleblower
01:13:19 – Why Gaza Still Matters

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