Monday, January 30, 2006
Cable News Execs on Covering Iraq
With the recent wounding of ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt, cable news execs speak out on covering Iraq in THIS article from Rueters:
"Woodruff and Vogt "did take a lot of precautions but war is very dangerous, and if you're in the line of fire all the protective gear isn't going to protect you 100%," said John Stack, vp newsgathering at Fox News Channel.
"It's an extremely unpleasant reminder of the fact that very few of our colleagues remain there in Iraq and they're constantly at risk," said Chris Cramer, managing director of CNN International. CNN, Fox and other networks have a constant presence in Iraq, but other outlets have pulled out because of the enormous safety concerns.
None of the networks require their crews to go to Iraq; all are volunteers. CNN, for instance, requires that anyone sent to Iraq already have been there for them to understand the risks.
"Strategies for securities keep us all up at night," Stack said.
"There are risks at a variety of different levels, and safety is always, always uppermost in our mind," Cramer said. "It comes before anything else.""
"Woodruff and Vogt "did take a lot of precautions but war is very dangerous, and if you're in the line of fire all the protective gear isn't going to protect you 100%," said John Stack, vp newsgathering at Fox News Channel.
"It's an extremely unpleasant reminder of the fact that very few of our colleagues remain there in Iraq and they're constantly at risk," said Chris Cramer, managing director of CNN International. CNN, Fox and other networks have a constant presence in Iraq, but other outlets have pulled out because of the enormous safety concerns.
None of the networks require their crews to go to Iraq; all are volunteers. CNN, for instance, requires that anyone sent to Iraq already have been there for them to understand the risks.
"Strategies for securities keep us all up at night," Stack said.
"There are risks at a variety of different levels, and safety is always, always uppermost in our mind," Cramer said. "It comes before anything else.""
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