BAGHDAD BUREAU FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES : AL-MALIKI TO BRIBE REPORTERS
'New York Times' reporter in Baghdad, Rod Nordland, has revealed the secret of the exaggerated reporters' attend to a conference held by Major General (Qassim Atta), spokesman for the so-called 'General Command of the Armed Forces'.
Nordland said on Twitter, the journalists who attended Atta press conference on Saturday, handed over an envelope containing the amount of 75 thousand Iraqi dinars, as a 'gift' for their attending the conference.
Nordland, has published the envelope photo marked with the name of the newspaper, was deeply disturbed to this matter, "Now ,I knew the mystery of crowding of Gen. Atta conferences with journalists," he said on Twitter : "By the way, we will bring back this amount but we do not see others do that", also said:" It seems to be the price of a journalist in Iraq is about 20 dollars ". Pointing out New York Times crew consisted of 3 reporters.
Nordland said on Twitter, the journalists who attended Atta press conference on Saturday, handed over an envelope containing the amount of 75 thousand Iraqi dinars, as a 'gift' for their attending the conference.
Nordland, has published the envelope photo marked with the name of the newspaper, was deeply disturbed to this matter, "Now ,I knew the mystery of crowding of Gen. Atta conferences with journalists," he said on Twitter : "By the way, we will bring back this amount but we do not see others do that", also said:" It seems to be the price of a journalist in Iraq is about 20 dollars ". Pointing out New York Times crew consisted of 3 reporters.
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