The most important training a journalist must learn to possess is the neutrality particularly when reporting from a conflict zone where only NEWS should outflow not their running commentary colored with personal biases and instinctual national or ethical prejudices.
US lost Vietnam war not because it fell weaker against locals but because of strong US media which reported atrocities of US forces and uselessness of war. They were never called antinational. Some were even honoured. BBC's stand on not taking sides is legendary which it highlighted this time too. Let consumers of the news judge.
Besides lacking awareness on personal safety, most of these inexperienced lot have been sent untrained for even what they must report back. It seems they are in a third party war zone of Hamas-Israel conflict not looking for news but to explore convenient excuses for consolidating the biases they represent back home.
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