Reuters EIC Galloni on killing of journalist Abdallah

Issam Abdallah

Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni issued the following statement on Reuters investigation of the killing of video journalist Issam Abdallah:

The evidence we now have, and that we published today, is that an Israeli tank crew killed our colleague Issam Abdallah. We condemn Issam’s killing, and we call on Israel to explain how this could have happened, and to hold to account those responsible for his death and the wounding of our colleagues Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh.
Issam was a brilliant and passionate journalist, who was much loved in this newsroom.
At Reuters, we report the news of the world with accuracy, integrity, independence and freedom from bias. It is critically important that our journalists are able to do so safely.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.