Since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on southern Israel, the Israel-Hamas War and humanitarian crisis in Gaza have dominated headlines around the world. But how has news coverage itself shaped global attitudes towards the conflict, and how can journalism provide the basis for holding shared conversations about a polarizing issue?

On July 31, the fifth event in Foreign Correspondent Unplugged series was held with the Goethe Institut-Chicago with a discussion featuring journalists Hanno Hauenstein, Ben Mauk, and Alena Jabarine. The conversation was moderated by Leah Gallant, Program Curator at the Goethe-Institut Chicago.