“It is essential — for us all — that the protections afforded to journalists under international law are scrupulously upheld, and those responsible for their deaths are caught and face the consequences.”
Cases abound of how the “Covid-19 excuse” has led to the inability of journalists to do their job of reporting medically endorsed effective public health measures, or to challenge lethal disinformation.
Around the world, Roskilde University’s Rasmus Kleis Nielsen argues, it’s common for newspapers to be viewed as the political tools of their owners. A sale of The Philadelphia Inquirer might be a sign that a similar model is on the march in the United States.
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Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis. "The Rendell Inquirer? The specter of the instrumentalization of American news media." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.
APA
Nielsen, R. (2012, Feb. 17). The Rendell Inquirer? The specter of the instrumentalization of American news media. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/02/the-rendell-inquirer-the-specter-of-the-instrumentalization-of-american-news-media/
Chicago
Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis. "The Rendell Inquirer? The specter of the instrumentalization of American news media." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 17, 2012. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/02/the-rendell-inquirer-the-specter-of-the-instrumentalization-of-american-news-media/.
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