AFP Journalist Takes Active Role in Fatah Politics (CAMERA) In a gross conflict of interest and egregious breach of journalistic ethics, Agence France Presse (AFP) reporter Nasser Abu Baker of the West Bank last week campaigned for a seat on the Fatah Revolutionary Council. The Revolutionary Council is one of two main governing bodies for Fatah, the leading Palestinian party. Abu Baker, the chairman of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, also leads a campaign to boycott Israeli journalists. AFP’s ongoing employment of Abu Baker as a reporter on Palestinian affairs while he also plays an active role in Palestinian politics is a gross violation of the wire service’s declared commitment to “rigorous neutrality” and independence from “economic or political interests.” In an egregious breach of ethical journalistic practice, Abu Baker both attended the Fatah congress as a delegate, and covered it for AFP.
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