The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) board of directors voted to affirm the organization's definition of a journalist to make clear that terrorists are also journalists worthy of protection.
CPJ reiterated its "longstanding policy," which regards as "journalists" any individual who is "working with media organizations affiliated with militant groups provided they are not engaging in combat or inciting violence in a manner likely to have imminent effect."
That's a rather expansive definition! It is meticulously hedged to include practically anyone who claims to be a journalist and is not now—at this very moment—firing a weapon or otherwise committing terrorism against Jews.
It might as well have been written by a Hamas "journalist," because that is specifically who the CPJ is eager to be seen supporting in response to criticism from the terrorist-adjacent wing of the Democratic Party, which oversees the so-called mainstream media.
New York Times opinion columnist Lydia Polgreen highlighted the board's vote on social media in an effort to combat what she described as "false and speculative information" about CPJ's commitment to protecting terrorists and their affiliates.
Polgreen is best known as one of two Times columnists who described the now infamous CNN debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump—during which the befuddled former president bragged about beating Medicare—as a draw.
Here are a few of the terrorists the CPJ considers to be "protected journalists."
Amir H. was a Hamas rocket captain who ran afoul of the "10 strikes and you're out" policy regarding incidents of friendly fire. He was demoted to assistant media consultant, and has since established himself as the terrorist group's leading translator of (and source for) Nicholas Kristof columns.
Hassan K., aka "Cronkite Tha Dynamite," is planning a non-imminent suicide attack on Israeli civilians expected to be carried out later this year. A copy editor at heart, Hassan won plaudits from his superiors for suggesting the perpetrator shout "Death to all Jews" rather than "Death to Jews" before detonating his suicide vest.
Yusuf P. was writing a novel based on his fan-fiction blog, which reimagines Russell Crowe's character from Gladiator as a "flamboyant but definitely not gay" assassin who uses Jewish corpses to fertilize his pleasure garden. For research purposes, he volunteered to aggressively interrogate and withhold food from Hamas hostages at a secure location.
As always, please keep these journalists in your thoughts and prayers!
