For Journalists, Reporting on Cross-Border Disputes Poses Special Challenges and Dangers
share Quick take: In a recent webinar, journalists who cover long-simmering enmities between neighboring countries discussed facing political pressure, entrenched attitudes of ethnic and religious animosity, lack of access to sources, disinformation, and threats to their personal safety. Journalists were among the casualties during the recent conflict in Gaza, and several were imprisoned. Panelists cited rising nationalism in East Asia as a barrier to impartial reporting on longstanding disagreements between Japan and South Korea. Journalists in India and Pakist...
Source: eastwestcenter.org