So essentially this boils down to the public not being able to get the actual news what with all these rules.
Islamic State establishes new rules for Syrian journalists, wants to extensively control their nature of work
Thursday, 9 October 2014 - 10:15am IST Updated: Thursday, 9 October 2014 - 10:16am IST | Agency: DNA Webdesk
The 11 concrete rules, all said to be non-negotiable, were established directly by ISIS for any journalists "who wish to continue working in the governorate."
Among the conditions, no journalist is to publish any piece of work without first approaching the ISIS media office and all work is to be completely supervised by ISIS. Journalists in the region are considered "subjects of the Islamic State" and thus must "swear allegiance to the Caliph [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi," the rules state.
The journalists have permission to work with international news agencies like Reuters, the Associated Press and the Agence France-Presse, but are prohibited from collaborating with any international or local satellite TV channel.
Here are the rules:
1. Correspondents must swear allegiance to the Caliph [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi ... they are subjects of the Islamic State and, as subjects, they are obliged to swear loyalty to their imam.
2. Their work will be under the exclusive supervision of the ISIS media offices.
3. Journalists can work directly with international news agencies (such as Reuters, AFP and AP), but they are to avoid all international and local satellite TV channels. They are forbidden to provide any exclusive material or have any contact (sound or image) with them in any capacity.
4. Journalists are forbidden to work in any way with the TV channels placed on the blacklist of channels that fight against Islamic countries (such as Al-Arabiya, Al Jazeera and Orient). Violators will be held accountable.
Continue reading at:
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-islamic-state-establishes-new-rules-for-syr
Islamic State establishes new rules for Syrian journalists, wants to extensively control their nature of work
Thursday, 9 October 2014 - 10:15am IST Updated: Thursday, 9 October 2014 - 10:16am IST | Agency: DNA Webdesk
The 11 concrete rules, all said to be non-negotiable, were established directly by ISIS for any journalists "who wish to continue working in the governorate."
Among the conditions, no journalist is to publish any piece of work without first approaching the ISIS media office and all work is to be completely supervised by ISIS. Journalists in the region are considered "subjects of the Islamic State" and thus must "swear allegiance to the Caliph [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi," the rules state.
The journalists have permission to work with international news agencies like Reuters, the Associated Press and the Agence France-Presse, but are prohibited from collaborating with any international or local satellite TV channel.
Here are the rules:
1. Correspondents must swear allegiance to the Caliph [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi ... they are subjects of the Islamic State and, as subjects, they are obliged to swear loyalty to their imam.
2. Their work will be under the exclusive supervision of the ISIS media offices.
3. Journalists can work directly with international news agencies (such as Reuters, AFP and AP), but they are to avoid all international and local satellite TV channels. They are forbidden to provide any exclusive material or have any contact (sound or image) with them in any capacity.
4. Journalists are forbidden to work in any way with the TV channels placed on the blacklist of channels that fight against Islamic countries (such as Al-Arabiya, Al Jazeera and Orient). Violators will be held accountable.
Continue reading at:
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-islamic-state-establishes-new-rules-for-syr
