Why some Palestinian journalists struggle with when to put down the camera – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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Why some Palestinian journalists struggle with when to put down the camera

Palestinian journalists covering the current events in Jerusalem and the West Bank are torn between the professionalism their jobs require and their sense of nationalism, often conveying a subjective image of the news.

via Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2015/10/palestinian-journalists-professionalism-nationalism.html

Jad Gado was the only bystander who could reach the woman, and he believed what he did was his duty as a human being, as it did not interfere with his job as a journalist. “The lady was simply passing by, and she was not participating in the confrontations. She wasn’t carrying any weapon or stones,” he said.