The gathering of news all over the world must change. For that, two things must happen:
1. The freedom of journalists and reporters must be held sacred, on the same level as Embassies and Diplomatic Missions. 2. Full access must be given by all media - print, electronic and television - to the other side. As examples: with the Palestinian problem, to the Palestinians; with the Ukraine problem, to the Russians. In India to the revolutionaries and the victims of repression. Why are they protesting, why are they being victimized. Listeners and readers will decide for themselves. No longer should the western media, governments and the powerful instruments of vested corporate and political interests be allowed to dominate news dissemination. It is time for justice and fairness. Al Jazeera is a step in the right direction, but unfortunately only possible because it has the financial backing of Qatar, one of the world’s richest countries. What about the penniless, voiceless news gatherers who also must also be allowed to access the world’s conscience? We owe a debt of gratitude to reporters like Shireen Abu Aqla. She joined Al Jazeera at 26, always on the front line, and died with a bullet to the head at 51. It is reporters like her who make it possible for us to be aware of violent events in the world’s hotspots while sitting in our drawing room in safety. Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61403320 Roland. Toronto.
