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As the Israel/Hamas conflict continues, what is media’s role? You may know Sonali Kolhatkar from her drive-time show ‘Uprising with Sonali” and then “Rising Up With Sonali” on KPFK/Pacifica Radio and Free Speech TV, but it was her narrative storytelling with the women of RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, that Kolhatkar first made her national mark. Across the globe, reporting shapes political and cultural landscapes — and Kolhatkar believes that done right, storytelling can affect policy and advance social justice. She lays out examples in her new book from City Lights, “Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice”. An award winning independent journalist, Kolhatkar has joined forces with YES! Magazine as Racial Justice Editor and host of a new weekly, “YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali” which she calls an “anecdote to the doom and gloom of mainstream news.” In this unique conversation Kolhatkar and Flanders exchange notes, and share experiences covering the stories that others don’t. What’s changed, what’s changing in the media coverage of Palestinians and Israelis? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on intimacy and reporting.

“. . . Solutions journalism can fuel a hope and a promise that if there are people here doing this about their problems, I can do the same.” - Sonali Kolhatkar

“. . . The world's attention is on the Palestinian people and Israelis . . . How do we center the complex humanity of people that we are told are totally different from one another?” - Sonali Kolhatkar

Guest:
Sonali Kolhatkar: Racial Justice Editor, YES! Magazine; Author, Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice

📜 Key Discussions Include:
White supremacy and its impact on media narratives.
The role of Hollywood in shaping perceptions about policing.
The importance of equity in the DEI movement.
The changing demographics of the U.S. and its implications for racial justice.
Insights from the book "Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice."

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Credits:
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel
Consulting Producer: Rory O’Connor
Development Director: Sarah Miller
Senior Video Editor: David Neumann
Creative Designer & Video Editor: Nat Needham
Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Director: Janet Hernandez
Criminal Justice Reporting Fellow: Randi Smith
LF Show Fellow: Maryia Kanavalenka, Laila Riaz

00:00 Intro
07:10 "Palestinian people and Israelis, and I'm thinking about how do we center the complex humanity of people that we are told are totally different from one another."
19:15 Solutions Journalism