Here and Here for sources that back up the claims made in this tweet. Additional source for backing up the number of journalists killed in the Vietnam war
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Just asking, is this mostly due to more journalists, or due to more people calling themselves journalists? Or both
It could be a factor, no doubt. But considering a couple of anecdotes. One where the IDF opened fire unto a jeep clearly identified as press on the border with Lebanon. And the fact that they've also killed hundreds of UN staffers on Gaza during this past month alone. I'm inclined to think that Israel is being at best reckless, at worst intentionally malicious with who they're targeting. Either way they don't care about who they kill in their murderous warpath.
They literally called or message a press person while live on tv reporting, telling them evacuate your home we are going to bomb it. It is definitely malicious.
Now why the number is high? Well no one in mainstream media care about telling the Truth so more people are doing that to help take footage, because without a picture and a video people don't care to believe written words.
This video disagrees with you. Israel intentionally targets and bombs journalists. This is a fact.
https://youtu.be/RIymozNfp4U?si=Ja-5qjPhLfUvcvwh
The idf killed a journalist from Al jazzera only a few years ago and then denied that they did anything, then they claimed some other bullshit and then the US got involved wanting to examine the ballistics. This whole song and dance eventually led to the idf admitting that they did kill the journalist who had her helmet and pass on clear display.
Shireen Abu Akleh.
The IDF lied for months they didn't shoot her even with all the evidence pointing against them. And when the wind blew over they went "yeah we did it lol".
The IDF strategy seems to be to just Shaggy defense everything. Somehow people are still believing anything they say so I guess lying pays off?
Why did you omit the possibility that they were being targeted on purpose to keep news from leaking?
That’s sort of a deceptive way to talk
Both, but lots of know nothing running around a battlefield calling themselves reporters is a bigger issue these days