Being part of the ANU Gaza Solidarity Encampment media team was a unique experience, fast-paced, high-stakes work carried out in constantly shifting, often suboptimal conditions. We were navigating a largely hostile media environment in which institutional statements were granted automatic legitimacy, while we had to fight for even the opportunity to be heard.
With minimal experience, and none in front of a camera, my role focused primarily on drafting statements, preparing talking points, and liaising with journalists to arrange media comments or interviews with other members of the team. At times it felt as though each day brought a new fabrication or distraction from the University, a steady stream of excuses and distortions designed to obscure our demands for divestment and accountability. We were left to respond in real time, constantly correcting bad-faith narratives while still trying to articulate the truth of what was happening on the ground.
Title: Pro-Palestine student group disbands encampment at Australian National University afternearly four months of protesting
Title: ANU Gaza solidarityencampment organiser says Hamas “deserves our unconditional support”
Title: ANU investigating reports of Nazi salute, death threats against Jewish students on campus as pro-Palestine encampment continues
Title: Australian National University officially orders seven students to vacate on-campus Gaza solidarity encampment
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