11-30-2024, 01:03 PM
Any union tasked with looking after the interests of their journalist members should full well understand the issue of neutrality and professional ethics when it comes to journalism. The union is blurring the line between supporting their fellow journalists and taking a political position.
Calling it "Day of Action for Palestine" and asking their members to wear Palestinian symbols and colors makes the event political, not simply a demonstration in support of fellow journalists. They are asking their members to take a "side."
Why show solidarity with only the Palestinians journalists who have died during this conflict? Where is the mention of the Israeli journalists killed during this conflict? Has the union no desire for solidarity with them?
Why are the Jewish members resigning? Because they are wrestling with this boundary every day and have a deeply examined knowledge of the issues involved. They know exactly what journalistic ethics requires. They also understand the dog whistles and biases that can lie under the political language being used to describe this event.
The format of this "Day of Action" is really poorly conceived. If the union wants to act in support of the journalists affected by this war, they need to do it differently.
Calling it "Day of Action for Palestine" and asking their members to wear Palestinian symbols and colors makes the event political, not simply a demonstration in support of fellow journalists. They are asking their members to take a "side."
Why show solidarity with only the Palestinians journalists who have died during this conflict? Where is the mention of the Israeli journalists killed during this conflict? Has the union no desire for solidarity with them?
Why are the Jewish members resigning? Because they are wrestling with this boundary every day and have a deeply examined knowledge of the issues involved. They know exactly what journalistic ethics requires. They also understand the dog whistles and biases that can lie under the political language being used to describe this event.
The format of this "Day of Action" is really poorly conceived. If the union wants to act in support of the journalists affected by this war, they need to do it differently.