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In response to "it sounds very rough for journalists right now. Have read multiple reports of journos being assaulted. -- nm" by loosilu

I'm following three Canadian journo Twitter feeds where the last notice was that they were being detained two hours ago. No word since. -- nm

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Feb 3 '11, 08:09

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Tweets just going out about these journolists. They were held in captivity for three hours. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:27
The Egyptians don't *get* world media, do they. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 08:14 6
- Well, all the old tropes are coming out as the grip of power is being clinged too. "Propaganda", Israeli spys, etc. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:18
- apparently they are blaming media for fanning the flames, or something. - loosilu Feb 3, 08:18 4
  - Which, there might be some fairness to that comment in a strange way. One Cdn journo commented yesteday that many people felt that as soon as the... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:20 3
    - PS: That said, I'm not sayng the attacks on journos is at all right. Or that the propaganda isn't exaggerating. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:22 2
      - We can all agree that it's morally wrong. It's also really stupid, for PR reasons. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:24 1
        
        Well, if they think that the rest of the world isn't really going to do much about it, they don't rightly care about PR, right? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:26
a CBC cameraman was beaten and swarmed yesterday - heard he's in rough shape. -- (link) - Andie Feb 3, 08:13 3
- says in the article he is very shaken but no major injuries (thank goodness). The article also lists many other attacks on journos. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:17 2
  - well, on the news this morning, they reported him as taken to hospital later. *shrug* -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 08:18 1
    - sounds terrifying, either way. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:19
A reporter on NPR said her group was attacked and beaten until soldiers intervened. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:10

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