Frontline/World: In the Line of Fire (why would Palestinian reporters reviled by Israeli troops?)

Frontline/World/KQED ^ | June 5, 2003 | Patricia Naylor

[risk]

	FRONTLINE/World reviews the dilemmas and dangers reporters have faced covering the violence in the West Bank and Gaza over the past several years. Canadian TV producer Patricia Naylor interviews Palestinian cameramen and other journalists who say they have been shot by Israeli soldiers. [This story was originally broadcast in March of 2003, with an encore broadcast on many PBS stations June 5, 2003]. read more

Interview With Patricia Naylor: When Journalists Become Targets
FRONTLINE/World correspondent Patricia Naylor says that reporting this story was "the most dangerous thing I've ever done." Read about her background in the region and her take on the people and events profiled.

The Palestinians and the Press
While "In the Line of Fire" focused on violence at the hands of the Israel Defense Forces, press freedom organizations have also condemned the Palestinian Authority's draconian treatment of the media. Read about the significant risks to journalists reporting from Palestinian-controlled zones.

Standing Up for the Reporters
Joel Campagna of the Committee to Protect Journalists answers questions about how his organization weighs contradictory claims of abuse and comments on current conditions for reporters on the ground in conflict zones.

Divergent Israeli Views
Two Israelis -- a government spokesman and a prominent journalist -- square off over press restrictions and the treatment of Palestinian reporters.

Editor's note: This page was slightly updated in June of 2003 for the encore broadcast of "In the Line of Fire."

 

[risk]

I just saw this report on KQED, right up against another sympathetic Frontline report on MILF.

Our "balanced" reporter shows us a Palestinian cameraman being "shot" several times on camera. Only later do we learn that it was with rubber bullets.

With the international press slanted against Israel, it's no surprise that Israeli soldiers would be impatient with them. No attempt is made to find out why Israelis might have gotten so angry that firing rubber bullets at a reporter would seem like a good idea. That's left to our imaginations. Also, no attempt is made to verify the Israeli information minister's assertions that Israel is fighting for its very existence.

Another fine use of your tax dollars.

[risk]

yellow journalism ping

[risk]

Should be "Frontline/World: In the Line of Fire (why would Palestinian reporters be reviled by Israeli troops?)"

[hadaclueonce]

I feel like I am fighting idiots..is there no end?

[risk]

I can't tell you how angry and betrayed I feel right now.

[dennisw]

The real story is that reporters and camermen who expose Palestinian brutality and insanity are not allowed to report in Palestinian areas. They are driven out. Basically Jews are not allowed to report from the West Bank and Gaza while Israel has all kinds of commies and Muslims reporting from and living in Israel.