This video is about the journalists who were killed in Syria. Regulations and restrictions are very high in relation to the media in Syria. The Government has recently taken extreme actions, which has the rest of the world alarmed. Journalists from all over the world are taking high risks in order to show the world what is actually going on in Syria. Since the Government has placed so many restrictions on the Internet to foreign countries, the recent actions of the Government have been hidden to other parts of the world. Since immediate aid is needed in Syria, journalists and local residents are risking their lives to offer footage and new stories so countries can take action against the Syrian Government. Reporters Without Borders is taking extreme actions to try to protect journalists, but the level of danger is still very high. Local residents have even began taking videos with their mobile phones to show the destruction the government is causing. Foreign television companies have even began to try to help the spread of the footage. So far, over sixteen journalists have been imprisoned and after the recent killings, the U.S. and U.K. are attempting to force a cease fire in Syria. No cease fire has occurred yet, but countries around the world are starting threats.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Western Journalists Killed in Syria
This video is about the journalists who were killed in Syria. Regulations and restrictions are very high in relation to the media in Syria. The Government has recently taken extreme actions, which has the rest of the world alarmed. Journalists from all over the world are taking high risks in order to show the world what is actually going on in Syria. Since the Government has placed so many restrictions on the Internet to foreign countries, the recent actions of the Government have been hidden to other parts of the world. Since immediate aid is needed in Syria, journalists and local residents are risking their lives to offer footage and new stories so countries can take action against the Syrian Government. Reporters Without Borders is taking extreme actions to try to protect journalists, but the level of danger is still very high. Local residents have even began taking videos with their mobile phones to show the destruction the government is causing. Foreign television companies have even began to try to help the spread of the footage. So far, over sixteen journalists have been imprisoned and after the recent killings, the U.S. and U.K. are attempting to force a cease fire in Syria. No cease fire has occurred yet, but countries around the world are starting threats.
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As fighting continues in many dangerous parts of the world, more and more journalists are being killed for simply wanting to inform the public. While it doesn't surprise me to hear such horrific stories this often, it is rather intimidating, especially since international reporting still remains a goal of mine at heart. The video reminded me of the documentary 'Reporter' that we saw in class. At one point in the film, Nick Kristof describes a life-changing experience that happened to him when he first started reporting internationally. He concluded his story by telling his two colleagues that his near-death experience has made him aware of his every move and to be as cautious as possible. Sadly, even with years of experience, simply being cautious has little affect on the deadly unforeseen dangers for some dedicated journalists.
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me of the current affair article about Jacques Beres that I found about France. He is a 71 year old surgeon who went to Syria during this upheaval of violent government control. I wonder if he discovered the situation about Syria from a journalism source and which one.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy that other nations are trying to help Syria by reporting about what is going on, but at the same time, they are also doing their job. I question the ethics of this sometimes though since it is so dangerous. I believe that people should help others and if you want to cover dangerous events like this Syrian war then they definitely should, but be careful and aware of the consequences.
Also, as stated in the blog, I agree that if we didn't have this information about Syria in the media, counties like the US would have no idea, and wouldn't be able to help.
Where does the line cross between professional journalists and those who report, not professionally, for the purposes of public knowledge?
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that in cases as serious "death" or "murder" of journalists trying to get the story released to the world, the line exists. Yet, at the same time, there is no, per say, visible line.
With technology today, and its increasing availability of access to those who wish to produce information and those who just wish to find the information, the on difference between journalists and people who post videos of what is going on is the title.
How much more will Seria be able to cover up? How many more journalists will be executed? Both questions, always come in to play in situations like this. And unfortunately the answer is never one.
After reading the comment from the Communicators about not being surprised to hear about such horrific acts of violence toward journalists, it sparks an interesting topic: Why are we no longer surprised to hear about this? Have different media systems become so violent that we have become numb to the thought of people being killed for expressing their opinions on stories across the world? I believe that unless the rest of the world pitches in and helps spread the word about these stories about journalists, nothing will get solved and these murders will continue to happen. The question is now, when will the rest of the world truly dedicate themselves to helping countries like these?
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