Under Fire: The Fight for the War Correspondent's Privilege
In: Howard Law Journal, Jg. 47 (2003-10-01), S. 133
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INTRODUCTION Few journalists must travel to work through the haze of bullets and gunfire. Even fewer still conduct their interviews in undisclosed locations where they are led, blind-folded and handcuffed. Yet, war correspondents experience these types of situations with some frequency, all for the sake of the story. Needless to say, their work differs from the majority of their counterparts. War correspondents must sometimes ward off suspicions that they are spies - suspicions that could get them killed. Daniel Pearl, a Paris-based reporter for the Wall Street Journal learned this danger first-hand when he was kidnapped on January 23, 2002. 2 Pearl was working on an article about the Islamic Military Underground when he was kidnapped by the National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty in Karachi, Pakistan. 3 His captors claimed he was an agent for either the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) or the Mossad (Israeli Intelligence Agency). 4 Unfortunately, repeated denials from both American government officials and the media community did not dissuade his captors; Pearl was eventually killed. 5 The hazards of this profession do not end on the battlefield. Until recently, war correspondents faced another type of danger off the battlefield; that is, they could be compelled to testify in court about information learned in the performance of their duties. The lack of a reporter's privilege for war correspondents could result in either contempt of court or serious danger from sources who might feel betrayed. In December 2002, the United Nations International Criminal ...
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Under Fire: The Fight for the War Correspondent's Privilege
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | McDonald, Nia Y. |
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Zeitschrift: | Howard Law Journal, Jg. 47 (2003-10-01), S. 133 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2003 |
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