Friends,
As someone challenging YPR for years, I was not surprised by the latest example of McCarthyism which is entrenched at the public radio station. Criticize the brutality of the Israeli occupation, and your head must roll. Note that while Khalid is a good reporter, he was on a leash at the station.
Also note that Zurawik is a frequent commentator on YPR. Instead of dealing with the Israeli occupation, censorship/MyCarthyism or the First Amendment right of free speech, Z talks about a finger flip. What does that have to do with Khalid being denied his right to free speech?
Kagiso, Max
baltimoresun.com
Managing news editor Sunni Khalid out at WYPR-FM
Veteran Baltimore journalist's last day at NPR station was Friday
By David Zurawik
The
8:33 PM EDT, March 19, 2012
Sunni Khalid, managing news editor at WYPR-FM, has been dropped by the public radio station after more than nine years on the job there.
His departure from WYPR was confirmed in an email by a newsroom staffer sent to colleagues at the station and elsewhere Monday. His last day was Friday.
Khalid and WYPR management both declined comment Wednesday.
Khalid, a former
"I, for one, have had enough of this pandering before the Israeli regime," he wrote. "The war-mongering toward
Meanwhile, G. Jefferson Price -- a former
Price wrote that someone made an obscene gesture toward him through a studio window as he was appearing as a guest on the Dan Rodricks' "Mid-Day" show. He does not name Khalid, but includes details that makes it clear who he is referring to.
"A man flipped me the bird this week! He did it in a place where one might least expect it," Price wrote. "This was not an expression of road rage on a busy roadway; it was at the studio of
Reached by phone on Wednesday, Price confirmed the account on the blog, but added, "I did not name anyone."
Khalid, who previously worked for NPR, was the first full-time newsroom employee hired by WYPR after the
David Zurawik appears on WYPR weekly as part of a content-sharing agreement with The Sun.
Copyright © 2012, The Baltimore Sun
The Muslim News
http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=
23-03-2012
A veteran American journalist has been fired after referring to
Sunni Khalid, managing news editor at WYPR-FM in
He had been on probation following criticism of comments he made on Facebook about
"I, for one, have had enough of this pandering before the Israeli regime," he wrote.
"The war-mongering toward
Khalid, who previously worked for National Public Radio, has also written for Time Magazine, The Washington Times, and USA Today.
Rights groups including Amnesty International have repeatedly condemned rights abuses against Palestinians.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/us-journalist-fired-after-calling-israeli-occupation-brutal
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