One year after the murder of photojournalist James Foley, Charles Sennott with The Ground Truth Project has written a piece that considers hard lessons learned about the freelancer’s legacy, U.S. policy surrounding hostages and safety for journalists when working in hostile areas.
“And so it is also a time to reflect on those young journalists who aspire to do the kind of work that Foley did, and the lessons that can be taken to reduce the chances they would ever meet a similar fate,” Sennott wrote.
The article in Huffington Post examines some of the events behind the scenes as his family struggled to get information on his captors and the U.S.-ordered rescue operation that ultimately failed.
He also explored the U.S. policy against negotiating for ransom with terrorist groups, and how policy has recently softened on how the governmenrt treats families of hostages.
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