An Israeli army tank killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists in Lebanon while they were filming cross-border shelling on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation has found.
Because it’s crucial to have eyes on the ground objectively reporting the reality of the conflict and getting first-hand accounts from people they otherwise wouldn’t reach from afar.
It’s only thanks to these journalists that we know of the devastation as it is. If we relied solely on Hamas or IDF, we’d get muddied information.
Sending in a drone could constitute an act of war. So while you’re protecting journalists, you may be straining diplomatic ties or even risk escalating retaliation.
Journalists are protected by international law, and right now the discussion should be focused at the crime at hand.
PS: your compassion for the lives of journalists is laudable, and I’m not one of those who are downvoting you.
How are the protections working? A whole a lot better than the nothing you are suggesting. Their life mission is to get the word out. I feel at this point, you don’t realize how important that work is. They will not wait for technology to solve this. Things are happening now.
I didn’t quote you. Where have you suggested anything that addresses anything anyone else has said? All you’ve said is “technology or alternative means”. You’re just being an “ideas man”. Let me know if you find someone to do the hard part for you.
Because it’s crucial to have eyes on the ground objectively reporting the reality of the conflict and getting first-hand accounts from people they otherwise wouldn’t reach from afar.
It’s only thanks to these journalists that we know of the devastation as it is. If we relied solely on Hamas or IDF, we’d get muddied information.
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Because journalists must be identifiable to get journalistic protections. Any technological solution would seem hard to distinguish from espionage.
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Sending in a drone could constitute an act of war. So while you’re protecting journalists, you may be straining diplomatic ties or even risk escalating retaliation.
Journalists are protected by international law, and right now the discussion should be focused at the crime at hand.
PS: your compassion for the lives of journalists is laudable, and I’m not one of those who are downvoting you.
How well is that actually working for them with regard to the IDF and Hamas’ attitudes towards casually mortalizing them?
Please don’t misquote people.
How are the protections working? A whole a lot better than the nothing you are suggesting. Their life mission is to get the word out. I feel at this point, you don’t realize how important that work is. They will not wait for technology to solve this. Things are happening now.
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I didn’t quote you. Where have you suggested anything that addresses anything anyone else has said? All you’ve said is “technology or alternative means”. You’re just being an “ideas man”. Let me know if you find someone to do the hard part for you.