Channel 14 Legal Correspondent Yair Altman Retires After 22 Years
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Yair Altman, Channel 14's legal correspondent, is retiring from journalism after 22 years to take a senior management position. He announced his departure on Facebook, reflecting on his career at major Israeli media outlets and his love for the profession. Altman also stressed the importance of balanced, state-oriented journalism and diverse viewpoints. He will begin his new role as Head of Staff and Deputy CEO of Strategy at HQ Comet in December.
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- Yair Altman, Channel 14's legal correspondent, is retiring from journalism after 22 years.
- He will begin a new role as Head of Staff and Deputy CEO of Strategy at HQ Comet in December.
- Altman worked at Yediot Ahronot, Ynet, Walla!, Israel Hayom, and Channel 14.
- He emphasized the importance of state-oriented journalism and diverse viewpoints.
- Altman cited his father's values of remaining human regardless of profession.
Yair Altman, the legal correspondent for Israel's Channel 14, announced on Thursday his decision to leave the network and the journalism profession after a 22-year career. Altman, who has worked for several prominent Israeli media outlets, will transition to a senior management role outside of journalism at the beginning of next month.
In a Facebook post, Altman stated, "At the end of the month, I will retire from my position as legal correspondent at Channel 14. At the beginning of December, I will start a new and challenging role as Head of Staff and Deputy CEO of Strategy at the HQ Comet group of companies." He reflected on his extensive career, which included roles at Yediot Ahronot, Ynet, Walla!, Israel Hayom, and Channel 14, both in the field and in editorial positions.
Altman expressed his love for journalism, citing the satisfaction of connecting with people through writing and gaining exposure to diverse information. "The exposures, the field reports, and all the adrenaline will accompany me for years to come. I already miss it :) but I received an offer I couldn't refuse and it's time to move forward, also to look at my family and develop personally and professionally in new directions," he wrote.
He also emphasized the importance of state-oriented journalism and presenting diverse viewpoints, stating, "During my journalistic path in various media outlets, although the stories each system emphasizes vary from place to place, I made sure to present them in a state-oriented, respectful manner, not attacking colleagues and media outlets, mainly because I don't think the role of the media is to tear society apart or shape consciousness, but to balance and present different perspectives."
Altman concluded his farewell message with a personal reflection on his upbringing and his father's values, recalling, "I grew up in a Zionist, value-driven, politically diverse home and my father used to tell me 'It doesn't matter if you sell tomatoes at the supermarket or are a professor at the university, you will always remain a human being.' I believe in this and am instilling it in my sons, Eitan."
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