In this episode, journalist and editor Tony Karon joins Redi Tlhabi on The Readiness Report to unpack the pressures facing newsrooms in the West, from censorship around Israel and Palestine, to the collapse of US foreign policy credibility on Iran. 

01:55 Tony's Work and Al Jazeera 
02:30 Challenges in Western Media 
03:55 Personal Experiences with Media Censorship 
05:17 The Role of Western Media in Politics 
09:09 Iran's Nuclear Program and Geopolitics 
15:19 Trump's Foreign Policy and Media Influence 
19:51 Trump's Coalition and US Military Presence 
22:36 New York Politics and South African Connection 
24:34 Zoran's Campaign and Progressive Politics 
28:54 Challenges for the Democratic Party 

Produced by Bernard Kotze & Emilie Gambade 

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