Ann Cooper Cover Quotations

By failing to account for all shooting deaths and demonstrate that it is taking steps to avoid future tragedies, the U.S. military shows an alarming disregard for the safety of civilians, including journalists covering this conflict.

We are deeply concerned for the safety of our colleague Jill Carroll, a noted professional journalist who has covered all sides of the conflict in Iraq. We call on whoever is holding Carroll to release her at once.

We continue to hope that these two journalists make a speedy recovery. What these attacks show is that covering Iraq is fraught with risk. Whether reporters are embedded with military forces or working independently there is no escape from the danger.

This highlights the range of dangers facing every journalist trying to cover Iraq. Journalists covering Iraq have told us for months that the risks are so great that it has had a huge impact on coverage.

Here was a reporter seeking to cover the crisis in Ethiopia thoroughly and fairly?and the government's response was to thwart his efforts so that the alarming events in Ethiopia can stay hidden from the rest of world. This is all the more worrying in the context of the current crackdown on local journalists, at least 17 of whom are in jail for their work.