CNN apologizes for entering Thai massacre site, pulls video
Source: AP
By DAVID RISING
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) CNN pulled a story on the massacre of Thai preschoolers and apologized Sunday over criticism its journalists entered the day care where the children were slain and filmed the crime scene without permission.
The two CNN journalists involved were fined after authorities found that they had been working in the country after entering on tourist visas, but cleared of wrongdoing for entering the day care center where more than 20 children were killed, deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn said.
He said his investigation had determined the journalists believed they had obtained permission to enter and film after being waved into the building by a volunteer or a health officer, and were unaware the person was not authorized to allow them inside.
They each agreed to pay fines of 5,000 baht ($133) and leave the country, he said.
Chief executive of Uthai Sawan Sub-district Administrative Organization Danaichok Boonsom, talks to reporters at a police station in Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. Thai police are investigating a report that a CNN crew inappropriately entered the daycare center where more than 20 preschoolers were slain as they were reporting on the attack, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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AZLD4Candidate
(5,689 posts)You people in the media don't give a damn about murdered children. It's just a story
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)Pathetic what media/journalism has become.
Rebl2
(13,507 posts)hell were they thinking. So disgusting. Another reason not to watch cnn.
TheProle
(2,177 posts)Its clearly stated in the excerpt above that the fines were related to visa issues and that they were cleared on the allegation of filming without permission.
They are journalists doing journalism, their jobs.
The accusations of ghoulishness are ironic, considering the number of people, including many here, who advocated for publicly posting images of the mutilated bodies of children in Uvalde.
stopdiggin
(11,308 posts)It seems they thought their entry into the building had been OK'd. (which of course doesn't address the issues of morals, sensitivity or good taste - just illegality) On the other hand - entering the country under false pretext is certainly illegal (just as it is in this country) - and these clowns are probably lucky they didn't end up in another Brittney Griner situation.
But the final point you make is spot on. Irony (and double standards) are alive and well.