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Israel
Submitted by amrc on Tue, 09/25/2007 - 16:53.
Journalists fight for free press
Jerusalem Post newspaper reporters are under attack for writing articles which the management considers to be “politically incorrect”.
The Jerusalem Post was bought ten years ago by transnational corporation Hollinger, well known in media circles as a union buster. Since buying the newspaper, the company has sacked half its reporters.
Company management resumed the attack on editorial staff by refusing to renew the journalists’ collective contract when it expired in December 1999. Rose has proposed new contracts which will allow dismissals “for whatsoever reason or without a reason.” Steve Rodan, who was not employed under the collective agreement, is an example of the new powers the management wants over all staff - he was sacked for writing “politically incorrect” articles.
From The Jerusalem Ghost Web site, 19 December 1999
