The UC Irvine student senate passed a resolution on February 9 calling on the university to divest from companies that conduct business with Israel. The
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Jake Tapper at Daniel Pearl Lecture: Press Must Stand as âLighthouse in a Fogâ
In this era of conspiracy rumors and lies in high places âthe journalist must stand as the lighthouse in a fog,â declared Jake Tapper, one of the countryâs most influential reporters as chief of the CNN Washington bureau.
Tapper returned to the theme of journalistic integrity frequently as he delivered the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture not, as customary, before a live and involved audience at UCLA but via Zoom to more than a thousand listeners nationwide.
âThe journalist must not be valueless,â Tapper continued. âHe must stand up for honesty. Thatâs what Danny Pearl stood for.â
Man who admitted to role in beheading journalist Daniel Pearl to walk free
1 Feb, 2021 11:31 PM
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Daniel Pearl s death sent shockwaves around the world. Photo / Getty
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By: Rohan Smith
Daniel Pearl s life ended in the most violent way at the hands of terrorists who filmed the journalist s beheading and sent a video to the US consulate in Pakistan.
The Wall Street Journal s South Asia bureau chief was abducted and beheaded by jihadists in the Pakistani city of Karachi in 2002 when he organised an interview with a reclusive spiritual leader.
It was a risky scenario in the aftermath of 9/11, but Pearl took his chances. He hopped in a taxi and was not seen again until he appeared in grainy video footage wearing a colourful jacket and holding a copy of Pakistan s English language newspaper, Dawn.
ISLAMABAD: The federal government intends to join the review proceedings initiated by the Sindh government against the acquittal of the accused ordered by the Supreme Court in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
A spokesman for the Attorney General Office on Saturday announced that it would be filing an application with the Supreme Court seeking permission to join as a party the proceedings before the top court to seek review and recall of its Jan 28, 2021 Supreme Court judgment of acquitting Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh believed to be the mastermind of the murder of Mr Pearl and the co-accused.