CNN public editor: Palestinian voices, and historical context, are missing from CNN As innocent lives are lost in Palestine and Israel, CNN is once again flubbing the coverage. Most cable producers can’t ignore stories that show rocket fire. Military action dominates breaking news coverage of conflicts overseas, which perpetuates old narratives. The focus becomes the latest violence, the number of rocket attacks, and the ensuing death toll. That framing omits critical perspectives from the communities themselves, and continues a trend of presenting half-true storylines. (MSNBC has been slightly better, thanks to the hosts Ayman Mohyeldin and Mehdi Hasan.) Cable producers tend to believe that Americans don’t care about international news, so they don’t think it will rate. Middle East politics is enmeshed in religion, international law, and decades of failed policy, which requires dedication to learn and explain on air. Instead, producers are drawn to images of violence and destruction. It’s easier to spend time discussing what is happening at that moment and how to end the military action, rather than what precipitated it.