News Company Colleagues Criticize Amit Segal Over Leaked Texts
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Colleagues at Israel's Channel 12 news company are criticizing senior commentator Amit Segal after his text messages with Prime Minister's advisor Jonathan Urich were published. Journalist Yigal Moussico questioned Segal's journalistic ethics in revising speeches for the prime minister he was covering. The news company's management has remained silent.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Channel 12 colleagues are criticizing commentator Amit Segal over leaked texts with PM's advisor Jonathan Urich.
- Journalist Yigal Moussico questioned Segal's ethics in revising speeches for the premier he covered.
- The news company's management and Channel 12 have remained silent on the controversy.
- The controversy erupted two days after the text messages were published.
Two days after the publication of text messages between Amit Segal, Channel 12's senior commentator, and Jonathan Urich, an advisor to the Prime Minister, a storm is brewing within Israel's largest news organization. Following near-complete silence, Segal's colleagues at the news company are joining the criticism regarding his communications with Urich. Journalist Yigal Moussico questioned Segal's conduct, asking, "Do you know many journalists who revise a speech for a party leader or the prime minister while covering him?" The management of the news company and Channel 12 continue to maintain silence on the matter.
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