Friday, June 07, 2013

For Turkish media, Taksim story reveals flaws, threats - Blog - Committee to Protect Journalists

For Turkish media, Taksim story reveals flaws, threats
By Jean-Paul Marthoz with reporting by Özgür Öğret/CPJ Staff

The coverage of the Taksim Square protests will not be remembered as a moment of glory for a number of Turkish mainstream media. While demonstrators were being tear-gassed and beaten by police a week ago, CNN Türk was airing a documentary on penguins and Habertürk had a debate on mental illness.

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