Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Reporting on Syria: it can't get worse

Comrade Laure sent me this:  ""Mosaab Mohamed Saeed Al-Odaallah, a journalist working for the arts and culture section of the government newspaper Tishreen, was killed today by government soldiers after they entered his home in the southern Damascus district of Nahar Aisha, Reuters has reported, quoting opposition sources."
He works for the government newspaper but the government killed him. Ok. fine. read further:
"Reporters Without Borders has not been able verify the exact circumstances of his death because it is impossible for independent journalists to go to the scene."
So they cannot confirm the circumstances but they adopt the opposition's version in full. Read more:
"If the information is confirmed, Al-Odaallah is the tenth professional journalist to be killed since the start of the conflict in Syria..."
They are not even sure he died?"