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Article: US, Others Pledge to Protect Journalists
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- November 30, 2007
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The United States, Britain and France publicly pledged Thursday to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of journalists in war zones.
The three countries became the first signatories of the Geneva Convention to accept a new nonbinding accord on protecting correspondents in conflict, said the International Committee of the Red Cross, which oversees compliance with the 1949 treaty on the rules of war.
"The United States is absolutely committed to protection of journalists in conflict zones," John Bellinger III, the State Department's legal adviser, said in a statement.
Media rights campaigners cautiously welcomed the pledge, but said its effectiveness ...