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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City

2025/3/16
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Anas Baba, a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza City, reports for NPR during the conflict. Despite restricted access for international journalists, Anas provides critical insights from the ground.
  • Anas Baba is one of the few full-time Palestinian journalists working for an American news organization in Gaza.
  • He reports from various critical locations in Gaza using minimal equipment, primarily a cell phone.
  • Israel has restricted international journalist access to Gaza, increasing the importance of Anas's coverage.

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Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. He's also one of the only Palestinian journalists working full time for an American news organization in Gaza. Israel has banned international journalists from independent access to the territory throughout this war. But Baba is from Gaza City, and he chose to stay and report when the war began. Today on The Sunday Story, what it's like to cover the war while also living through it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)