It can take
months for a well-known, credible journalist to get a visa to enter Syria. Most
of the times, the answer is no, no visa. Therefore, be on guard if one news
person not only manages to get in but is also given a free hand to roam around
as he pleases. Including to walk without a chaperon the streets of Douma, a
township that remains out of reach for the UN chemical inspectors.
What do you
expect from such a journalist? He is certainly a friend of the Assad circle of
power. He will write stories that will go along with the regime´s narrative.
That will be
highly appreciated by Assad and his supporters. And even more, if the said
journalist comes from the UK or another major Western nation.
We should always
keep in mind that the war is also about the way the stories are told and by
whom. Propaganda is key in any war effort.
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