The “systems” effect as viewed through the Western media in #syria
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AFP reporter Sammy Ketz takes cover during snipper fire in the Syrian town of Maalula. (Photo: AFP-Anwar Amro) AFP reporter Sammy Ketz takes cover during snipper fire in the Syrian town of Maalula. (Photo: AFP-Anwar Amro)
At first glance, he appears like a model of high-caliber, professional #Journalism. The German reporter heads to the Syrian city of #Aleppo, the scene of fierce battles between the two sides of the conflict, documenting everything with photos and videos on his way. Thirty seconds into his televised report, the reporter, who is wearing an ordinary jacket, says, “It’s better to wear an additional ordinary jacket over the bulletproof vest to conceal the press label. We are told the soldiers on the other side (...)
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