36 news organizations express solidarity with journalists in Gaza
The leaders of 36 news organizations from across the world have joined an open letter expressing their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza.
News Center- The leaders of more than 30 news organizations from across the world have joined an open letter affirming their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza.
The letter, coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) with the support of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), demonstrates strong and unified support for colleagues reporting from Gaza in the deadliest conflict for journalists ever documented by CPJ.
“For nearly five months, journalists and media workers in Gaza – overwhelmingly, the sole source of on-the-ground reporting from within the Palestinian territory – have been working in unprecedented conditions,” the letter reads. “These journalists – on whom the international news media and the international community rely for information about the situation inside Gaza – continue to report despite grave personal risk.”
The letter reminds the international community that journalists are civilians and authorities must protect journalists as noncombatants according to international law.
“Journalists are civilians and Israeli authorities must protect journalists as noncombatants according to international law. Those responsible for any violations of that longstanding protection should be held accountable. Attacks on journalists are also attacks on truth. We commit to championing the safety of journalists in Gaza, which is fundamental for the protection of press freedom everywhere,” the letter said.
The signatories include outlets from Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Signatories
Kim Godwin, President, ABC NEWS
Phil Chetwynd, Global News Director, Agence France-Presse
Hossam Kanafani, Editor in Chief, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
Shiro Nakamura, President, The Asahi Shimbun, Japan
Julie Pace, Executive Editor, Associated Press
Simon Spanswick, Chief Executive, Association for International Broadcasters
Deborah Turness, CEO, BBC News
Mark Thompson, Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide
Daoud Kuttab, Director General, Community Media Network, Jordan
Branko Brkic, Editor in Chief, Daily Maverick, South Africa
Alia Ibrahim, Co-founder / CEO, Daraj, Lebanon
Roula Khalaf, Editor, Financial Times
Katharine Viner, Editor in Chief, The Guardian
Aluf Benn, Editor in Chief, Haaretz
Geordie Grieg, Editor in Chief, The Independent
Sandy Prieto-Romualdez, Chairperson, Inquirer Group of Companies, The Philippines
Deirdre Veldon, Managing Director, former Deputy Editor, The Irish Times, Ireland
Rachel Corp, Chief Executive, ITN UK
Andrew Dagnell, Editor, ITV News UK
Terry Tang, Interim Executive Editor, Los Angeles Times
Rameeza Nizami, Managing Director, Nawaiwaqt Group, Pakistan
Pamella Sittoni, Group Managing Editor, Nation Media Group, Kenya
Rebecca Blumenstein, President, Editorial, NBC News
David Remnick, Editor, The New Yorker
AG Sulzberger, Publisher, The New York Times
Martha Ramos, President, World Editors Forum / Chief Editorial Officer, Organización Editorial Mexicana, Mexico
Hans Väre, Editor in Chief, Postimees Grupp, Estonia
Alan Rusbridger, Editor, Prospect magazine, UK
Ritu Kapur, CEO, The Quint, India
Maria Ressa, CEO and Co-Founder, Rappler Inc.
Alessandra Galloni, Editor in Chief, Reuters
Nwabisa Makunga, Editor in Chief, The Sowetan, South Africa
Dirk Kurbjuweit, Editor in Chief, Der Spiegel
Wolfgang Krach, Editor in Chief, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Sally Buzbee, Executive Editor, The Washington Post
Vincent Peyrègne, CEO, World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)