OTTAWA – A Canadian photojournalist has resigned from her position as a stringer for Reuters, accusing the news agency of complicity in the “massacre” of journalists in Gaza. Valerie Sink, who had worked for the agency for eight years, stated she could no longer work for a company that “justifies the systematic killing of journalists by Israel.”
In a post on her Facebook page, Sink explained her decision. “I value my eight years as a part of Reuters, but wearing this press card at this time brings profound shame and disrespect,” she wrote. “I owe at least this much to my Palestinian colleagues, and much, much more.”
Sink specifically condemned Reuters’ reporting following the death of Anas al-Sharif and the Al Jazeera team on August 10. She alleged that the agency published Israel’s “baseless claim that al-Sharif was a Hamas activist,” describing it as “one of the countless lies that media like Reuters have responsibly and honorably repeated.”
Her resignation comes amidst a deadly period for journalists in the region. The report also mentions a recent attack on Nasser Hospital, where 14 people, including four journalists, were killed. The journalists were identified as Al Jazeera photojournalist Muhammad Salama, Reuters photojournalist Hossam Al Masri, Associated Press and The Independent Arabic representative Mariam Abu Dakka, and NBC Network journalist Moaz Abu Daha. They were killed in a bombing while reporting at the hospital.
According to the report, a total of 245 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks to date.
