CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A fierce debate over journalistic ethics and moral complicity has erupted within the Philippine media community following a fresh round of state-sponsored media visits to Israel. The debate is drawing sharp lines between press freedom groups warning against “genocide tourism” and participating journalists defending the necessity of on-the-ground reporting. The directorate of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Sunday urged newsrooms and individual reporters to reject invitation-only trips funded by governments accused of committing atrocities and severe violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). READ: WATCH: One-on-one interview with Israeli ambassador Dana Kursh […]...Keep on reading: NUJP rebukes latest Israel press ‘junket’
NUJP rebukes latest Israel press ‘junket’