On this edition of Your Call’s Media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the war in Yemen. According to the United Nations, 80 percent of Yemen’s population is in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and millions face starvation. What will it take to end the US-backed Saudi war on Yemen?
We'll also talk about the plight of Salvadoran migrants who've been deported back to El Salvador. How is the Trump administration's immigration policy affecting Salvadoran immigrants living in the US?
Guests:
Jane Ferguson, award winning special correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and winner of the Polk Award for her reports from Yemen
Jason Motlagh, award winning writer, broadcast journalist, filmmaker, andfounder of Blackbeard Media
Web Resources:
PBS:Fighting, starvation and disease yield grim crisis in Yemen
National Geographics: Inside El Salvador’s battle with violence, poverty, and U.S. policy
PR Newswire: Long Island University Announces Winners Of The 70th Annual George Polk Awards In Journalism
Al Jazeera: UAE signs $1.3bn in deals as arms fair opens amid criticism