donderdag, oktober 21, 2004
Steeds meer fotojournalisten blijven weg uit Irak
EPA and other news organizations have been struggling to find ways to keep their employees in Iraq safe. Four months ago, EPA made the decision not to send non-Iraqi journalists to cover the conflict unless they were embedded with a military unit. With the Iraqi journalists, however, things aren't so simple.
"The Iraqi guys, you cannot pull them out," EPA editor-in-chief Cengiz Seren says. "They have their families there and they don't want to leave. I don't know what to do."
If a photographer decides not to cover a story because it's too dangerous, Seren says the agency supports their decision "no questions asked." The wire service has also stopped moving video grabs that come from terrorists seeking publicity.
Photographers who have been to Iraq say they are being used as pawns by both sides in the war, and many have decided to stay away in recent months. Those who are there are often confined to their hotels while Iraqi stringers and employees do much of the legwork. Those who do venture out face the specter of being kidnapped.
Bron: Photo District Newswire.
"The Iraqi guys, you cannot pull them out," EPA editor-in-chief Cengiz Seren says. "They have their families there and they don't want to leave. I don't know what to do."
If a photographer decides not to cover a story because it's too dangerous, Seren says the agency supports their decision "no questions asked." The wire service has also stopped moving video grabs that come from terrorists seeking publicity.
Photographers who have been to Iraq say they are being used as pawns by both sides in the war, and many have decided to stay away in recent months. Those who are there are often confined to their hotels while Iraqi stringers and employees do much of the legwork. Those who do venture out face the specter of being kidnapped.
Bron: Photo District Newswire.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 23:07
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