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)