Monday, 12 March 2012

Fraudcast News On MEK! It Is Time For Responsible Journalism

by Fabian Mahmoudi


Sadly, once again, I came across a piece written by Josh Rogin on foreign policy which is avoiding every principal of journalistic ethics: references to honesty, avoiding journalistic bias, demonstrating responsibility, striking an appropriate balance between privacy and public interest, shunning financial conflict of interest, and choosing ethical means to obtain information. It would be utterly irresponsible of me to say the piece is not a politically orientated leverage accomplice to the subject of a humanitarian crisis.


As has been the case, I researched and was accommodated with the fact that such fraud-casting is disaster for reputable journalism and must be isolated and disclaimed by the profession. Omission of biased information and facts is the worst any journalist could do to destroy his reputation.
It would be a long and tiresome piece if I were to examine one by one in the bundle delivered by Mr. Rogin the fallacies which undermine one's journalistic integrity, but to stick to the humanitarian concern and volatile situation of Camp Liberty and the relocation of the 4300 refugees. I shall only refer to facts which have not been mentioned in the cast entitled:  Are the MEK’s U.S. friends its worst enemies?

The column slams all those who support the Opposition movement MEK and accuses them of being bought. I would suppose then this MEK movement must be a very strong, capable and desirable alternative to the present dithering and tyrannical regime, strong enough to win the hearts and minds of 4000 parliamentarians in Europe, 1800 jurists, arrive to get the maximum vote of 17 parliaments, and a considerable number of US senate votes in its favor.(*6)