That is awful news about the journalist. Do we trust the US State Department assessment that Shelly Kittleson has ties to the pro-Iranian group Kataib Hezbollah? What do you know of that group? Why would they have ties with Shelly? I will hope to hear more about this.
To be honest I have some real concerns about whether the Trump Administration cares about journalists kidnapped abroad. I for one have made plans / risks assessments assuming the Trump admin will not be advocating for me if I were to get in trouble.
That is what I was thinking too. It sounded like an excuse not to rescue her and is more concerning for that matter. It is wise to not count on the US government under the Trump regime to rescue you. It seems code for she is too liberal for them. I hope that you keep safe. We don't need a story that puts your life in danger. We can wait.
As I was reading that, I was thinking that people don't go into journalism to get killed, but to tell stories about what is going on. Is reporting in a war zone covered in journalism school? How does one learn to be safe or at least safer?
A lot of it comes down to preparation, equipment and risk assessments. Travel routes, body armor, sat phones... all the sort of thing that your subscription helps us buy to keep us safe.
No, there's no good school that teaches this... it's mostly the school of hard knocks...
Sure. I am glad that you are having that insight given that you are working in war zones. Still, each time we hear about a journalist being killed or kidnapped we can only feel like there should be better protections for journalists. Right now the US is moving in the opposite direction. So, when you are also working in a country that does not support free journalism it seems to make it doubly challenging. I wish you all to be safe.
That is awful news about the journalist. Do we trust the US State Department assessment that Shelly Kittleson has ties to the pro-Iranian group Kataib Hezbollah? What do you know of that group? Why would they have ties with Shelly? I will hope to hear more about this.
To be honest I have some real concerns about whether the Trump Administration cares about journalists kidnapped abroad. I for one have made plans / risks assessments assuming the Trump admin will not be advocating for me if I were to get in trouble.
That is what I was thinking too. It sounded like an excuse not to rescue her and is more concerning for that matter. It is wise to not count on the US government under the Trump regime to rescue you. It seems code for she is too liberal for them. I hope that you keep safe. We don't need a story that puts your life in danger. We can wait.
As I was reading that, I was thinking that people don't go into journalism to get killed, but to tell stories about what is going on. Is reporting in a war zone covered in journalism school? How does one learn to be safe or at least safer?
A lot of it comes down to preparation, equipment and risk assessments. Travel routes, body armor, sat phones... all the sort of thing that your subscription helps us buy to keep us safe.
No, there's no good school that teaches this... it's mostly the school of hard knocks...
Sure. I am glad that you are having that insight given that you are working in war zones. Still, each time we hear about a journalist being killed or kidnapped we can only feel like there should be better protections for journalists. Right now the US is moving in the opposite direction. So, when you are also working in a country that does not support free journalism it seems to make it doubly challenging. I wish you all to be safe.