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Thread #73724 Message #1283326
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
28-Sep-04 - 01:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: Blogs: A Boon To Knowledge and Evidence?
Subject: RE: BS: Blogs: A Boon To Knowledge and Evidence?
Nice bit in one of those blogs, the one from BBC journalist Stu Hughes, who lost a leg to a landmine in Iraq. Called BEYOND NORTHERN IRAQ it's largely about Iraq, but has other stuff too, such as stuff about the Paralympic Games. But I really liked this comment for September 7th:
"Press freedom groups have been meeting in Geneva to look at ways of making journalism safer for media workers in hostile environments.
"One suggestion is the adoption of an international emblem for journalists similar to the Red Cross and Red Crescent symbols used by humanitarian aid workers.
"Hmmm....I wonder what the symbol might look like. This perhaps? "- followed by a picture of a full pint glass of beer...