{"id":2066350,"date":"2023-10-13T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-reporter-learns-firsthand-why-you-dont-stand-too-close-to-an-israeli-tank-rolling-to-the-fight\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T13:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T17:40:39","slug":"cnn-reporter-learns-firsthand-why-you-dont-stand-too-close-to-an-israeli-tank-rolling-to-the-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-reporter-learns-firsthand-why-you-dont-stand-too-close-to-an-israeli-tank-rolling-to-the-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN reporter learns the hard way: Don&#8217;t get too close to an Israeli tank in action."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-reporter-learns-firsthand-why-you-dont-stand-too-close-to-an-israeli-tank-rolling-to-the-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>CNN Reporter Learns Firsthand\u200b Why \u200bYou Don&#8217;t\u200b Stand Too \u200dClose to an Israeli Tank\u200c Rolling to the Fight<\/h2>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Erin Burnett had a rough day Thursday \u2062while she was reporting \u2064from the ground as\u2064 Israel\u2019s military was moving\u2063 toward invading the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-hosts-reaction-gop-rep-sneaks-brutal-dig-network-live-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burnett<\/a>, \u200done of the\u200c network\u2019s primetime anchors, was covered in sand\u200b from\u2064 passing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-israel-pm-naftali-bennett-gets-heated-exchange-reporter-fighting-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli<\/a> tanks\u200b as she reported she was just a stone\u2019s throw away from the action between Israel and Hamas terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Not only\u2062 was she covered in \u2062sand,\u200d but she also \u200bwas \u2064mocked on social media for refusing to get\u200c out of\u2064 the \u2064way of \u2063the tanks to avoid being covered in dust.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett told CNN\u2019s viewers she was near the border\u2062 between \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-senator-charged-agent-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a> and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c a column of tanks approached her position, she remained hear \u200cthe side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of \u2062those \u200btanks actually are going\u2063 to be driving by right \u200cnow,\u201d she\u200c said. \u201cI\u2019m going to probably get covered in this, so\u2064 just bear \u2064with me. It\u2019s going to be really\u2063 loud.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN sent Erin Burnett to Egypt-Gaza border just to get covered in \u200csand.<\/p>\n<p>Breathless reporting. Brave\u2064 and \u200cstunning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VaWsp1Vh6B\">pic.twitter.com\/VaWsp1Vh6B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizen Free\u200b Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1712829680758255811?\">October 13, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed, Burnett was unnecessarily covered in sand, which temporarily blocked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-biden-cnn-confirm-israeli-reports-horrendous-crimes-hamas-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN\u2019s<\/a> shot of her.<\/p>\n<p>When the dust settled, she warned that \u2062another tank was approaching her \u2014 and she again \u200drefused\u2064 to walk away from\u2063 its general vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these guys are basically restaging and getting\u2062 ready to go in,\u201d she said of the expected invasion of \u200bGaza almost a week after Hamas terrorists launched \u200ca historic\u2063 and\u200c deadly offensive from the\u200b area into Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett\u200d concluded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-awakens-idf-carries-furious-retribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli Defense Forces<\/a> \u201care in a higher state\u200d of readiness\u201d than they had been in previous days.<\/p>\n<p>Many people who came across a clip of her \u200dreporting \u2064derided her for what they interpreted\u2064 as a stunt by\u2062 CNN and an \u2063attempt by \u2063her to insert herself\u200b into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-airdrops-flyers-warning-citizens-gaza-strip-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">do\u200d you remember the CNN reporter who stood in a hurricane \u200c..making it look real bad.. that\u2063 is \u2062what this \u2064reminds me of..the sand version <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlTLiYYNhP\">https:\/\/t.co\/JlTLiYYNhP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faith (@Yackityyack1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yackityyack1\/status\/1712842238978556331?\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They\u2019re\u2062 not sending \u2064their\u2063 best. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N9oCdR4uX1\">https:\/\/t.co\/N9oCdR4uX1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sandy  (@RightGlockMom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RightGlockMom\/status\/1712842068316373321?\">October \u200d13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErinBurnett?\">@ErinBurnett<\/a> Stunning and brave.\u2063 What a \u201cjournalist.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XiZfDODuBJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/XiZfDODuBJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony Brasi    (@AnthonyBrasi11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyBrasi11\/status\/1712837024770850918?\">October \u200d13,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This\u200b is \u2064CNN\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/trLpvR2e3O\">https:\/\/t.co\/trLpvR2e3O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014  I \u2063Shame Liberals  \u2064(@NotAPajamaBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NotAPajamaBoy\/status\/1712832245646393366?\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019m gonna give\u2063 you a \u2064sense of the\u2063 terrain here\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let me guess\u2026 \u201csandy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott \ud835\udd4f (@ScottCJonesy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottCJonesy\/status\/1712830137597567389?\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>More\u200b than 1,300 Israelis and\u200d two\u200d dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/number-americans-killed-israel-rising-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Americans<\/a> were killed in Saturday\u2019s surprise \u2064attacks\u200b by \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israels-response-hamas-militants-hiding-mosque-left-rubble-idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas militants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF has \u2063not said when its tanks will roll\u200d into \u2062Gaza, \u200bbut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported Friday that residents \u2063in \u200cthe northern \u200bportion \u200cof the Hamas stronghold have been \u200dtold to evacuate.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note \u200cfrom \u200bOur Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Did you know\u200d that 90\u2063 percent of advertisers will \u2063have nothing to do with The\u2062 Western Journal? The liberal elites have \u2062put us on one of\u200d their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-see-wholesome-overseas-mcdonalds-ad-realize-what-the-companys-doing-here\/\" title=\"Overseas McDonald's ad reveals company's true intentions\">financial kill lists<\/a>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They did it because we\u2019ve told the truth and\u2063 spoken \u200cout against them for over a decade. And since they couldn\u2019t shut us\u200b up,\u2063 now, they\u2019re\u200d trying to starve us out.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re turning to\u2063 you because, frankly, we have \u200dto have your help. It\u2063 might \u200cnot sound like \u200dmuch, but just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">one subscription<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to The \u2063Western Journal can make a real difference.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We don\u2019t have a huge staff, big \u2064salaries, or deep\u200d donor \u200cpockets. We\u2019re family-owned \u200dand independent. But because we&#8217;re independent from the elites, we have \u2063to rely on readers like \u200cyou.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we count on you for just a single <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscription<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? The cost of a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-makes-vile-offer-to-wear-suit-to-save-democracy-if-house-gop-avoids-shutdown\/\" title=\"Fetterman's repugnant proposal: Wear suit to 'save democracy' if House GOP dodges shutdown.\">month-long subscription<\/a> is less than a single cup of Starbucks coffee. And, unlike with Starbucks, you \u2063can be \u2063100 percent certain\u200c that every penny we spend \u200bgoes toward fighting for traditional American values\u200d and against liberal elites.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>help us<\/b><\/a><b>  \u200d continue \u200cexposing the truth. Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for reading\u2063 The\u200b Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post \u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-reporter-learns-firsthand-dont-stand-close-israeli-tank-rolling-fight\/\">CNN\u200c Reporter Learns Firsthand Why You Don&#8217;t \u2062Stand Too Close to an \u200bIsraeli Tank Rolling to the Fight<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can journalists balance the need to convey accurate \u200dand\u200b timely information with ensuring their own well-being?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c They saw as reckless behavior. Some\u200b argued \u200dthat as\u200b a journalist, she should prioritize her safety and \u2063not put herself in unnecessary \u200ddanger. Others criticized\u2063 her for potentially obstructing the military operation \u2062by refusing to move out of \u2064the way.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that journalists \u200coften put themselves in\u200c harm&#8217;s \u2063way to\u2064 bring news \u200band information \u200cfrom conflict zones to the public. Their presence on the ground provides firsthand accounts\u200c and visuals \u2063that can help viewers understand and contextualize the events unfolding.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u200c is a fine line\u2064 between reporting from the frontlines and jeopardizing\u2062 one&#8217;s safety. In this\u2064 case, Burnett&#8217;s decision to remain \u2064close\u2062 to \u200cthe tanks\u200c despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-reporter-learns-firsthand-why-you-dont-stand-too-close-to-an-israeli-tank-rolling-to-the-fight\/\" title=\"CNN reporter learns the hard way: Don't get too close to an Israeli tank in action.\">potential risks raised concerns<\/a> among viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Safety should always be a paramount \u200cconsideration for journalists reporting in conflict zones.\u2063 They \u200cmust balance\u200c the need to\u2063 convey accurate and \u200ctimely information with ensuring their own\u200c well-being. By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-locals-buoyed-by-abbotts-radical-border-river-barrier-plans-but-will-it-sink-or-swim\/\" title=\"Texans support Abbott's border river barrier, but will it succeed?\">taking unnecessary risks<\/a>, journalists not only endanger themselves, but they\u2064 also divert attention from\u200d the\u200d focus of \u2064their reporting and become part of the story themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In conflict situations, it is\u2063 essential for journalists to adhere\u200d to professional ethics and\u2062 guidelines. News organizations have a duty to ensure the safety of\u200b their \u2064journalists\u200d and provide \u2063them \u200dwith adequate training \u2063and protective measures. Journalists, in turn, should \u2064exercise caution and make informed decisions\u200d about \u2062their proximity to\u2064 potentially dangerous situations.<\/p>\n<p>While the incident involving \u2063Erin Burnett highlights the challenges faced by journalists in\u200b conflict zones, it also serves as\u200b a reminder of \u2064the \u2063importance of responsible reporting. Journalists have a responsibility to report truthfully and accurately, but they should \u2062not\u2064 endanger themselves or obstruct military \u200boperations in \u200cthe process.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d viewers, it is crucial to recognize the risks\u2063 that journalists undertake to bring us news \u200bfrom the frontlines. \u200cYet, we must also hold them accountable for their actions and raise concerns \u2062when their behavior crosses the line between reporting and recklessness.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, striking the right balance between reporting from the heart of the action and ensuring\u200c personal safety\u200c is a complex challenge for journalists. It requires a\u200d careful assessment of the risks involved,\u200b a commitment to journalistic principles, and \u200ca dedication to the pursuit of truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&#8217;s Erin Burnett faced a challenging day reporting from the Gaza Strip as Israel&#8217;s military advanced. 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