What sector describes your company?
TV broadcaster (domestic)
TV broadcaster (international)
Radio station (domestic)
Radio station (international)
Cable company
IPTV company
DTH platform
Mobile operator
Mobile apps/service provider
Regulator
Technology provider
Other (please specify)
THE CHANNEL
|
OPINION
The
world’s
media
community
must
stand
together
“
”
and vigils took place across the
world, from Sydney – a city
recovering from a murderous
attack days before Paris – to Berlin
to London to New York.
GROWING TOLL
The Paris attack adds to the
increasing number of journalists
killed for doing their job – keeping
the world informed, uncovering the
stories some would rather keep
hidden, casting a light into the
darkest corners of society.
According to INSI, the
International News Safety Institute,
108 news media colleagues lost
their lives in 2014. Among those
were American journalists James
Foley and Steven Sotloff who were
kidnapped in Syria and then
brutally killed – on camera – by
murderers claiming allegiance to
the so-called IS.
These killings, and the murders
of others around the world in
Africa, Asia, Europe and the
Americas, serve as a chilling
reminder of the dangers that exist
for those gathering the news and
for those supporting journalists. As
Al Jazeera’s Heather Allan says in
her article in this edition of
The
Channel
, the news industry has
changed so much over the past few
years. Safety is now of prime
concern, with major investment by
major news organisations in teams
of safety experts, and extensive
training for people working in
hostile environments now routine.
HARASSMENT, TOO
Attempts to silence journalists is
not restricted to savage murders by
Islamic militants. Some countries
harry and hassle journalists who
seek to tell stories about what is
happening within those states,
places where corruption is endemic
and power is controlled absolutely
by a handful of long-serving – and
self-serving – politicians.
In Azerbaijan, the Baku office of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s
Azeri-language service RadioAzadliq
was raided in December and staff –
including the office cleaner –
arrested. The Azerbaijani
authorities are stepping up their
attempts to shut down many
international non-governmental
organisations operating in the
country. As this edition of
The
Channel
goes to press, the RFE/RL
bureau remains sealed and intrepid
investigative journalist Khadija
Ismayilova remains jailed in pre-
trial detention and could face
prosecution soon on the absurd
charge of inciting a former
colleague to commit suicide.
STAND TOGETHER
The international media community
must stand together against every
attempt to silence journalists,
wherever they are in the world. We
need people to investigate, to
probe, to explore. We need people
to uncover the world’s ills as well,
of course, as reporting the positive
stories of human endeavour.
At AIB, we salute everyone who
contributes his or her small or large
part to reporting the world to the
world.
Organisation
Your name
Job title
Address
Town/City
Post/Zip Code
Country
Telephone
Your e-mail
If you work in the global media industry, you need
The Channel
, the international media magazine published by AIB - the Association for
International Broadcasting. Now you can - for free
*
- simply by completing this form!
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
TheChannel
Subscriber details
(the person who will receive the magazine)
Return this form to
The Channel, AIB, PO Box 141, Cranbrook, TN17 9AJ, United Kingdom
fax to
+44 (0) 20 7993 8043
or e-mail your details to
or scan the QR code to go to our online subscription service
*As a not-for-profit organisation, AIB reserves the right to decline to offer a free subscription to those who do not meet the
Association’s free subscription criteria - broadly a close and ongoing involvement and a senior job within international TV, radio
and cross-media broadcasting. For those who do not qualify, AIB will offer an at-cost subscription of £15 per annum (around €20).
