Journalists Honor Three From Al Jazeera

Source:
Voice of America (VOA)
Date of source:
6 Oct 2015

The International Association of Press Clubs gave its Freedom of Speech Award to Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed. The association said they were honored for their "recognition of the defense of truth and freedom of expression while facing ongoing intimidation and imprisonment." 

Cornelis Hulsman: Defense of truth? Or they had been the victim of mistakes made by their employer Al-Jazeera. That is the impression one gets from reading the reports of iMediaEthics, see for our report on iMediaEthics here.

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