Iraq: advances in technology and demand for continuous news 'threatens safety of journalists'
According to Claire Cozens at the Guardian "advances in technology and the culture of 24-hour rolling news are putting journalists' lives in ever more danger as competition to be first with the news intensifies, experts have warned." Chris Cobb-Smith, a former United Nations weapons inspector who advises the BBC on security, is quoted as saying "the demand for instant news was making it increasingly difficult to protect journalists. New technology has made our job much more difficult. Now anyone can operate in a war zone, many of them with no training whatsoever" The article focuses heavily on the safety of journalists in Iraq and highlights that news agencies do not have enough time or resources to plan for the safety of their staff in Iraq.
Source: mediaguadian
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