Thursday, July 27, 2017

In powerful testimony, a Turkish investigative reporter says ‘journalism is not a crime’

In powerful testimony, a Turkish investigative reporter says 'journalism is not a crime'

The trial of 17 journalists from Cumhuriyet, Turkey’s most prominent opposition newspaper, began this week in a case that news media advocates say is part of a crackdown that began after last year's attempted coup. The journalists were arrested beginning last fall and charged with terrorism-related crimes. One of them, Ahmet Sik, delivered a blistering critique […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/27/in-powerful-testimony-a-turkish-investigative-reporter-says-journalism-is-not-a-crime/

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