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 Thursday September 26, 2002 18:43 by Blisset
 Don’t bang the drum of war, says NUJ . September 23 2002 Journalists should be careful about being used to crank up the pressure to attack Iraq, NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear has warned. He said the union had been contacted by members who said they were under pressure not to report anti-war activity. Some were BBC journalists who had been told by managers that it would be politically biased to publicise anti-war events. NUJ members and union banners will be joining the anti-war march in London on Saturday September 28. Jeremy Dear said: “We have a special interest, not just as citizens opposed to a dangerous military adventure but also as journalists concerned at the way the media are being used to crank up the pressure for war.” The march will also be in defence of Palestinians under occupation and attack by Israel. “We will demonstrate our particular solidarity with Palestinian journalists in their struggle to work and survive,” said Jeremy Dear. In June this year he was a member of a delegation from the International Federation of Journalists that visited Israel and Palestine to investigate conditions for journalists and express solidarity for them. The march assembles on the Victoria Embankment and moves to Hyde Park for a rally. NUJ members and banners will gather on the Embankment outside Temple underground station from 12.30pm. For more information, go to the Media Workers Against the War website at www.mwaw.org or the Stop the War Coalition at www.stopwar.org.uk. www.nuj.org.uk/front/inner.php?docid=361
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Comments (6 of 6)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Come on, not only are the 'red tops' (Sun, Star etc) not reporting opposition, but they're blindly reporting obvious bull%h!t from the Whitehouse/pentagon Hawks.
Take Condaleeza Rice
"clearly, Iraq is helping Al Qaeda"
First off Hussein and Bin Laden HATE each other...
But anytime you hear a politician say "CLEARLY" it means
"Don't even question this, it's our position and you must be stupid not to know it, so I won't actually explain it"
Look out for this and other weasel words.
How many reporters have bothered / been allowed to criticise this assertion?
The Sun and the Star have always been shite like that anywase-Im actually very surprised by the daily mirror, their doin a pretty good job reporting from both sides..
"Is this censorship happening here too journalists out there? by Blisset"
yes blisset, there is a censor (on indymedia too)
I was asking if Journalists for Mainstream Outlets here are being encouraged to not report anti-war events here in erron - my guess is they are being so encouraged - want some whistleblowers to use the site to convey this.
The seperate PatC VS IMC censorship debate will continue I'm sure but this is not the place ;-)
Why don't you join the newswire list for fxxxxxxk sake dude :-O
it was a weak attempt at humour. has your sense of humour been extracted? (or is mine so faulty?)
(yes virinia, there is a santa claus
yes blisset, there is a censor)
and is now in progressive decline - I do however think about the fact that u have an employer and have a good laff at his or her expense. It is now the only thing keeping the Humour bypass from fully kicking in.