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The blog From the Frontline posted several videos showing two different reporters being shot (first one here, second here), a team of Turkish TV journalists under attack and a bombing that resulted in the death of a Dutch cameraman, all in the Georgian town of Gori.
Alexander Batalov, a former administrator of the official Web site for the town of Irbit, faces libel charges for anonymous comments left by someone else on the site. Batalov is accused of allowing unapropriate comments online and, if found guilty, will be required to pay $8,000 penalty. The full story is here [RUS] and Batalov's interpretation of the case is here [RUS].
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I’m sorry but these journalists do NOT need to be there! It’s a war zone, what do they think would happen…duuuhhhh!
Sherry, thanks for that wonderful memorial to all the journalists who have died trying to ensure that the world is a more knowledgeable and hopefully intelligent place.