The Tragic Cost of Truth: When Journalism and Combat Collide
The debate over journalists in combat zones is sparked by the death of Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich, a journalist with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Southern Lebanon. Erlich's death,…
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The debate over journalists in combat zones is sparked by the death of Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich, a journalist with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Southern Lebanon. Erlich's death,…
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