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While this is obviously a scandalous situation, I don’t believe journalists should get a better treatment regarding their personal information and photos. You k
by lazyjones 7y ago
While this is obviously a scandalous situation, I don’t believe journalists should get a better treatment regarding their personal information and photos. You know the legislation, you take private stuff across the border, it’s fair game. So don’t do it. Journalists should know this.
- m463 7y agoBut there's one thing about this story: "It happened 33,295 times last year." So, while it happened to this journalist and he reported on it, the 32k other people did not report on it. So, maybe turn this around a bit: maybe the CBP should understand if they do it to a journalist, he might report on it. Also, maybe CPB is just doing their jobs and journalists shouldn't get better treatment, but remember they ARE one of the checks and balances on unchecked power/authority/corruption in any government. Other governments know this and journalists are ruthlessly hunted in other countries.
- lazyjones 7y ago> So, maybe turn this around a bit: maybe the CBP should understand if they do it to a journalist, he might report on it. What makes you think they don’t understand that? It’s not the first such account by a journalist (e.g. https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/bbc-journalist-questioned-by-us-border-agents-devices-searched/ https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/bbc-journalist-... ). I believe the privacy risk of traveling to the USA, UK, China and other such countries is widely known. It’s foolish to assume you get special treatment for that as a journalist, that’s my point.