Nicole's Editorials

Is no news good news?

There hasn't been a whole lot of good news coming from the world of journalism lately. There have already been more journalist deaths this year than last, and the numbers keep getting bigger. Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was recently found murdered in her apartment. The members of the press in Iraq don't really venture out in fear of being killed. Two German journalists were killed in Afghanistan earlier in the month. Is there any uplifting news?

The bad news continues to come as an Italian journalist in Afghanistan was kidnapped today. Terry Friel's article from Reuters explained how Gabrielle Torsello was abducted by five gunmen while traveling between two Afghan provinces.

"Pajhwok said its call to Torsello's mobile phone was answered by a man saying: 'We are the Taliban and we have abducted the foreigner on charges of spying.'"

That's some scary stuff. I know that journalists are putting themselves in danger when they travel to countries during times of war, but these stories are getting to be all too common. If given the opportunity to go overseas and report the events, I can't say that I wouldn't go. The journalists are doing their jobs, albeit a dangerous one. I just hope that this sad story is the last for awhile.

posted by clevergirl @ 2:19 PM