New Yorker, Condé Nast unions slam killing of journalists covering Israeli crimes
The New Yorker and Condé Nast unions have condemned the killing of journalists covering Israel’s siege on Gaza and attacks on the West Bank and Lebanon, as well as the “harassment” of anti-Zionist workers in the US.
“The criminalization of journalism makes it harder and more dangerous for us to do our jobs, and imperils democracy by creating a chilling effect on reporting on protest movements,” the leadership of the Condé Nast and New Yorker unions said in a statement.
“As union members, we derive our safety as individuals, our power as journalists, and our vitality as a labor union from our solidarity with our colleagues here and around the world, and from our commitment to a robust, free, protected press.”
The statement underlined the importance of freedom, safety, and access necessary to do so without retaliation or fear thereof for journalists who cover protests in the US and those covering reports coming out of Gaza.
“Journalists are protected civilians in armed conflicts,” it said, adding that the Israeli aggression in Gaza since last October has represented “the deadliest period for media workers since the Committee to Protect Journalists began tracking this data more than 30 years ago.”
“According to the CPJ, at least 116 media workers have been killed by the Israeli military over the last 10 months; officials in Gaza report that number to be even higher, saying 174 Palestinian journalists have been killed. At least five Lebanese journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks,” the statement read.
It also pointed to the unprecedented surge in the number of media professionals being targeted, saying that the Israeli regime has arrested “an unprecedented number of Palestinian journalists this year.”
In New York City, the statement added, “Police have made 22 arrests and committed 17 assaults on members of the press covering such protests since October 7, per the US Press Freedom Tracker.”
In the end, the statement called on New York City officials to “immediately cease the harassment and arrest of journalists covering pro-Palestine actions.”
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