Wednesday, June 20, 2012

UN journalists threaten to expel "persistent, pain in the neck" reporter...

An extraordinary row has broken out among journalists who cover the United Nations at its New York headquarters. A reporter who works for a small investigative news site, Inner City Press, is in danger of being ejected from the UN correspondents association (UNCA) at the behest of journalistic colleagues.

According to an article in the National Review, Matthew Lee is being investigated for alleged unethical and unprofessional behaviour by a so-called "board of examination" set up by UNCA.

The Review's writer, Brett Schaefer, says: "Journalists both inside and outside the UNCA say the situation is one in which personal animosity has overridden professional judgment."

Lee, who has been responsible for breaking several stories about the UN, has often complained about other journalists failing to credit him for his work. Full story...

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