Words have power, sometimes too much. We saw the degradation of accuracy in reporting on the israeli hamas war. the oldest rule in the book is view the source, check your facts, especially when they carry the weight of the world’s eyes and judgements. it can quickly become the currency for blood libel
Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. The precise legal definition of defamation varies from country to country. It is not necessarily restricted to making assertions that are falsifiable, and can extend to concepts that are more abstract than reputation – like dignity and honour.
Words used to inflict physical harm are something that our journalists need to be much more aware of in their reporting.
Blood libel is part of the holocaust encyclopedia for this reason, the spread of hatred caused 6million jews to be slaughtered.
Regard for human life is necessary and the time is now to become educuated on how actions lead to actions. Every action has a reaction. We will work with the anti defmation league to file reports. you have been warned.
