The release of CBC correspondent Mellissa Fung, who had been
abducted by a criminal gang in
The Web site BlogHer has a posting on the recent rise in journalist kidnappings in Afghanistan
There are reports out of Pakistan
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New here. I assume the principle of protecting journalists is one which your group sees as binding upon media employers but also, because of the seriousness of the threat, governments.
I also assume your group sees the principle as governing the conduct of journalists when it comes to looking out for each other and themselves.
What is your group's position then, when the principle of protecting journalists conflicts with the duty to reveal what is going on in the world espcially when governments go to great lengths to conceal it?
Susan
What factors does your group think should determine a decision in the face of this sort of dilemma?