Why is the media acting like it is a big deal a reporter got murdered?
- Thread starter wildchild
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Because the guy worked for the Washington Post (was "one of their own"). That being said, the US has always dealt with murderous thugs when it suits our interest. Everyone is acting like this is some new development under Trump.
You gotta be a 700 clubber, Pat Robertson groupie. Cuba and Venezuela are not one of our allies.
The democrat party LOVES Cuba. Who the hell are you kidding?
You can clearly see Obama's distain for this guy.
You seem confused.
The Saudi's promised Mildchild a gold plated pendant and a braided turban , for all her good work.
I admit to being suspicious of this story because the media are all so pushing for us to "do something." Generally, the best policy is the exact opposite of what they are favoring.
But let's say it's exactly accurate. Why is it any of our business if a Saudi gets killed by Saudi security in Turkey? Because he was a journo and had some connection to the WashPost? How exactly does that make his life more valuable than some Third World laborer who gets his head cut of in Ryadh because he drank a beer.
We have made a decision to ally with SA. There is ground to debate that decision, but now that we've done it, the worst thing we could do is to undermine them. We knew who we were getting in bed with. Now we're going to act all shocked?
But let's say it's exactly accurate. Why is it any of our business if a Saudi gets killed by Saudi security in Turkey? Because he was a journo and had some connection to the WashPost? How exactly does that make his life more valuable than some Third World laborer who gets his head cut of in Ryadh because he drank a beer.
We have made a decision to ally with SA. There is ground to debate that decision, but now that we've done it, the worst thing we could do is to undermine them. We knew who we were getting in bed with. Now we're going to act all shocked?
The democrat party LOVES Cuba. Who the hell are you kidding?
You can clearly see Obama's distain for this guy.
Your ability to insert irrelevant material to any conversation is phenomenal. Obama's alleged affection for Chavez has nothing to do with the fact that Saudis are one of our allies in the Middle East and they have killed a US resident that happened to be a Saudi citizen who had been a huge critique of the current Saudi government.
That is a big deal and WRONG unless you are CaptainObvious on this board who suggests people who don't agree with him go and kill themselves.
Also if random images are any indication of love then, Trump and Putin are madly in love with each other.
Man up and comment with your original account, little pussycat.
The Philippines is one of our allies too.
"Since 1986, 177 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Philippines"
Not one peep.
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Philippine Journalist Killings Demand State Action
Duterte Task Force Should Promptly Investigate
Carlos H. Conde
Researcher, Asia Division condeHRW
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Filipino journalists escort the coffin of slain news reporter Alex Balcoba during his funeral in metro Manila, Philippines June 1, 2016.
© 2016 Reuters
It’s not just suspected drug users and dealers at risk of targeted killing in the Philippines. The murders last week of two radio journalists, and the attack on a newspaper columnist Thursday, highlight the need for the Duterte administration to deliver on promises to apprehend those responsible for the killings of journalists.
On August 6, two assailants on a motorcycle shot dead Rudy Alicaway while he was on his way home in Molave town, Zamboanga del Sur province, on the southern island of Mindanao. Alicaway, 46, a radio host on local DXPD, survived the first volley of gunfire, but the gunmen reportedly got off their motorcycle, followed him as he tried to crawl to safety, and fatally shot him. Police say they don’t yet know the motive for the killing of Alicaway, who was also a local councilman.
The next day, two gunmen killed Leodoro Diaz in President Quirino town in Sultan Kudarat, also in Mindanao. Diaz, 60, was a long-time columnist for a local weekly and a reporter for Radio Mindanao Network. He had told his colleagues earlier in the day that he was going to file a report on illegal drugs, but it is unclear whether his reporting was the motive for his killing.
On August 10, a gunman in Batangas City shot in the back Crisenciano Ibon, 65, a columnist for the tabloid Police Files Tonight, and seriously wounded his driver. Ibon survived the attack, which police speculate may have been in retaliation for his columns criticizing illegal gambling.
The deaths of Alicaway and Diaz brought to four the number of journalists killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016. Journalist Larry Que was killed on December 19 and Joaquin Briones on March 13.
On October 11, Duterte signed an administrative order creating a task force on media killings. Since then there is little evidence that the task force has actively pursued attacks on journalists. In Que’s case, his widow filed a criminal complaint against the provincial governor, a policeman and three others for her husband’s death.
Since 1986, 177 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Philippines, making the country one of the most dangerous countries to practice journalism, according to the Committee to Project Journalists. Previous administrations launched similar task forces on media killings, but all failed to end impunity for those deaths. Despite its assurances that journalists are “safer” now, Duterte’s task force will suffer the same fate so long as the administration actively endorses extrajudicial killings. Without accountability for killings of journalists, media freedom in the Philippines will remain under threat.