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Robert Fisk had True Independence of Mind, Which is Why He Angered Governments and Parts of the Media
Cockburn, Patrick
http://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/17/robert-fisk-had-true-independence-of-mind-which-is-why-he-angered-governments-and-parts-of-the-media/Date Written: 2020-11-17 Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2020 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX24331 At the heart of Fisk's journalism was relentless and meticulous eyewitness reporting of events, a refusal to see complex conflicts in terms of black and white, while not surrendering to moral indifference and keeping a sense of outrage when confronted with real evil. Above all, perhaps, he showed an unbending refusal to back down when what he said was being denied, denounced or ignored by politicians and the media. Subject Headings |