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Peter George says journalists aren’t as protected now by management as he was in the 1980s, and are at increasing risk of self-censoring
The ABC’s first Middle East correspondent, who said his mother was sent a letter calling for his death during his tenure at the broadcaster, has warned ABC management to back their staff during the current conflict.
Peter George, the national broadcaster’s Middle East correspondent in the 1980s, told Guardian Australia he faced a lot of pressure during his time in the role, particularly for a Four Corners story entitled The Palestinians in 1984.
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