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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Israel probing Italian journalist over Hezbollah interviews
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s Government Press Office is investigating an Italian reporter who interviewed Israeli leaders for what turned out to be a Hezbollah documentary on the Second Lebanon War.
The Ynet news website says the GPO “is taking steps” against Michela Moni and Italy’s ANSA news agency over the documentary, and even called the head of ANSA to demand an explanation.
“This is a severe situation which borders on fraud and misrepresentation, and which goes against professional journalistic standards,” says GPO chief Nitzan Chen.
Moni claims to have been duped by a Palestinian producer into believing that the footage was to be used by the BBC and Al-Jazeera.
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