AP uses the Media to get out a Message

It’s a tough gig to be a reporter in a war zone. We are often reminded that reporters are not always seen as the neutral observers they hope to be. Instead, they are seen as potential targets for kidnapping or violence. In recent years, a number of American reporters have been kidnapped, and some have been killed, in the world’s hotspots. In each case, the fact that they were working journalists added to the media splash.

But in Monday’s New York Times, in a small article on A12, the captured reporter story has a slightly different angle. This time an A.P. photographer is being held by the U.S. military. The A.P. seems to think five months prison time with no charges is long enough.

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