Journalist quits Reuters over 'role in Israel's assassination of Gaza journalists'
Journalist quits Reuters over 'role in Israel's assassination of Gaza journalists'
She made particular reference to Reuters' reporting on Israel's killing of prominent Al-Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and six other media workers on August 10, saying the agency had "perpetuate[d] Israel's propaganda". She said it had been "wilfully abandoning the most basic responsibility of journalism" by publishing the "baseless claim" from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) that Al-Sharif was an operative for Hamas.
An initial report published by Reuters received backlash after running with the headline: "Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader".
Zink said she could no longer wear her press pass without feeling "shame and grief", as she shared an image of her press card snapped in half alongside her statement.
It's sickening how these outlets literally side with a government against their own innocent murdered workers. Some of them would literally side against their lived experience if they narrowly escaped and lived to talk about it. All for a country that perfectly personifies the term "cry-bully."
It's also sick how the media just moves on despite the repeated targeted murders of their colleagues.
I just went and read the article, I see nothing wrong with the headline or their reporting. The article is full of refutations of Israelâs claim and is clear that none of Israelâs claims have been corroborated.
Reuters is a newswire. Theyâre always going to report what the parties involved are saying in a dry and dispassionate manner. Not everything needs to be an editorial. They do the same thing when it comes to Russian attacks in Ukraine. Theyâll share what TASS is saying while noting that they cannot corroborate the narrative.
Probably because the article and the headline were not created by the same person. Putting Israel's claim in the headline puts its legitimacy above all others and makes it the default narrative. Given their consistent dishonesty, Reuters should know better. Especially when it comes to a (former?) employee.
They should not be repeating lies.
What you describe isn't how it always was. News have grown accustomed to skating by with nothing but police statements, for the most obvious example, to make very bold claims. The obsession with being early and the risk of bucking the system of power only to be proven wrong later has been crippling for media integrity.