Tuesday, October 26, 2010

In Turkey, where reform is uneven, journalists covering trials end up as defendants - latimes.com

"In Turkey, where reform is uneven, journalists covering trials end up as defendants

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, EROL ISRAFIL Associated Press Writers

October 26, 2010|2:24 a.m.

ISTANBUL (AP) — These days, Busra Erdal wears two hats on her trips to Turkish courts. She writes for a newspaper, mainly about the trials of suspected coup plotters. And she defends herself — in about 60 cases that claim she broke confidentiality codes and other laws in her stories."

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