L’associazione dei giornalisti fiamminghi preoccupata dopo le minacce al vicedirettore Humo: “Smettete di intimidire la stampa”
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/08/18/vlaamse-journalistenvereniging-bezorgd-na-bedreigingen-adjunct-h/
di atrocious_cleva82
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>”No publication justifies death threats”
>”More than ever, events in conflict zones such as the Israeli-Palestinian war require sober, factual reporting,” the VVJ continues. “One wrong word – on any side – can light the fuse in the powder keg.”
>”A debate about the contours of freedom of expression is legitimate. At the same time, there are rules of the game. Use objective arguments, avoid subjective attacks. No publication justifies death threats, certainly not against a child whose father happens to be a journalist,” the statement said. in the response.
>For the VVJ, democracy benefits from outrage and conflicting opinions. But the debate must be civil and open. “Anonymous trolling and death threats lead to (self)censorship and no-go zones in reporting.”
“For the VVJ, democracy benefits from outrage and conflicting opinions. But the debate must be civil and open. “Anonymous trolling and death threats lead to (self)censorship and no-go zones in reporting.””
Well…. one might bring up that Brusselsmans was not civil in what he wrote, nor was Humo in publishing it.
I don’t condone death threats but this feels a little bit like they’re trying to enforce standards on the public that they do not hold their members to.