Saturday, February 12, 2005
CNN's not-so-exclusive
If Eason Jordan is really resigning (Update: he just did) over his recent comments that US troops are deliberately targeting journalists in Iraq, he will become a victim of his own friendly fire and the only media professional to bite the bullet, so to speak, on the issue. What surprises me about the whole affair is that Jordan has not even made a new and shocking claim but merely repeated an accusation which had been frequently raised over the past year and a half by other professional groups, including:
France's Reporters Without Borders
Al Jazeera management
Canadian Journalists for the Freedom of Expression
Abu Dhabi TV management
Belgian-based International Federation of Journalists
New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (and here).
Greek and Spanish Journalists' Unions
Things truly have greater impact if reported by CNN.
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France's Reporters Without Borders
Al Jazeera management
Canadian Journalists for the Freedom of Expression
Abu Dhabi TV management
Belgian-based International Federation of Journalists
New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (and here).
Greek and Spanish Journalists' Unions
Things truly have greater impact if reported by CNN.
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