Journalistic Ethics of Covering Hamas during Wartime

CNN and the Associated Press on Thursday cut ties with a freelance photographer who appeared in a photo being kissed by a Hamas leader who is believed to be the mastermind of the October 7 massacre.

The photo emerged as part of an exposé by HonestReporting, a watchdog group that raised a number of valid questions about whether freelance photojournalists for outlets that also included Reuters and the New York Times had advance knowledge of the attacks, or to some extent coordinated with Hamas.

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CNN and the Associated Press on Thursday cut ties with a freelance photographer who appeared in a photo being kissed by a Hamas leader who is believed to be the mastermind of the October 7 massacre.

The photo emerged as part of an exposé by HonestReporting, a watchdog group that raised a number of valid questions about whether freelance photojournalists for outlets that also included Reuters and the New York Times had advance knowledge of the attacks, or to some extent coordinated with Hamas.