ANKARA
The demise of Japanese journalist Yamamoto in Aleppo has once again shown the necessity of training program for war journalism.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 17 journalists lost their lives in Syria in 17 months and it is feared that 30 others may have lost their lives as no one has heard from them for days now.
The organization of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has warned all that violence against journalists is on the rise in the world.
Press organizations in Turkey point out to the importance of war journalism for reporters in war zones.
The Chairman of the Press Council of Turkey Orhan Birgit stressed that training and experience were crucial for war journalism.
"Big media corporations must hold training for war journalists," Birgit noted.
The Chairman of the Turkish Journalists' Federation, Atilla Sertel said that war journalism necessitated being an expert.
"Those reporters in war or clash zones must learn how to stay alive and survive," Sertel indicated.
"In this context, Anadolu Agency's (AA) war journalism program is highly crucial," Sertel noted.
"I watched recently how AA's photo journalist Sinan Gul stopped his bleeding after getting wounded in Aleppo," Sertel expressed.
"Media organizations in the United States and Europe send their reporters to war zones only after a period of training. The media organizations in Turkey, unfortunately, have not learned lessons from past experiences. They should look at the AA as a model," Sertel also said.
