The Israel/Gaza conflict has fully saturated the international media: from print to T.V. and the internet, coverage is everywhere. Amidst this media blitz, campus newspapers are working to contribute meaningful material that remains relevant to their student audience. Many campus newspapers attempt to localize the story by focusing on how the conflict affects students on their campus — Syracuse’s Daily Orange and Louisiana State University’s Daily Reveille both report on students with family in Gaza, while Purdue’s Exponent reports on students with families on both sides of the conflict. The Daily Northwestern reports on how the conflict is affecting personal relationships on campus, interviewing a Jewish student who has a Muslim roommate. "It's definitely divided us religiously, and there's this uncomfortable silence," Jake LaRaus said of his relationship with his roommate. "We know where the other stands, but we don't want to bring it up to make things worse." Another Northwestern student, the only Jewish member of Students for Justice In Palestine, avoids conversations about the conflict within his Jewish fraternity.  Some newspapers, such as Elon University’s Pendulum, give their readers perspective by reviewing the various biases in the U.S. media’s coverage of the event. The Columbia Journalism Review published three pieces on the Gaza coverage: “The Opinion Chorus on Gaza” offers an overview of the major print media’s editorial response and groups the authors together by primary thesis. The other two pieces comment on the effects of the journalism blockade, such as how personal blogs are becoming valuable sources of information within the war zone.

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