CNN reporters did not intentionally violate crime scene - they are fined 5K each for illegal work

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Two CNN reporters who violated the pre-school crime scene in Uthai Sawan district where a former cop shot and stabbed dozens of people including many children last Thursday have been fined.

 

Daily News had a picture of the reporters - named earlier as Anna Coren, 47 from Australia and Daniel Hodge, 34 from Britain - talking to RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat and his deputy Pol Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakpan.

 

Surachate said that he was satisfied that the reporters did not intentionally violate the crime scene and that they had asked "Can I come in?"

 

They had been shown inside where they started filming and were later seen going over a fence after crime scene tape was put in place. 

 

This had followed a wreath laying ceremony. 

 

Surachate said it might have been a case of "miscommunication".

 

What was established was that the reporters had flown into Thailand from Hong Kong following the massacre.

 

After the incursion into the crime scene they had not fled Thailand but gone to stay in Udon Thani.

 

Their actions were not intentional.

 

They had tourist visas and were not allowed to work so both were fined 5,000 baht and escorted to the airport to leave by police.

 

They said they both wanted to leave as soon as possible anyway. CNN was embarrassed by the incident that called into question press ethics. 

 

Damrongsak said that the case would not result in the pair being blacklisted but that the RTP had asked for their footage to be deleted. 

 

 

ASEAN NOW notes that pictures of a red carpet being unfurled were widely shared on social media along with a ceremony with many people in uniform.

 

A wreath was being laid for an important person. 

 

This itself has been criticized in some quarters.

 

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[flyingtlger]

Hate those overly aggressive reporter! They'll say and do anything for a story.

I had a lot of Thai friends and locals that hated Nick Robertson for all the one sided reporting he did in Thailand when there was the red shirt take protest.

Kyang Lah is another vicious dog, troll that should be locked up under a bridge

[Tropicalevo]

This is most sensible thing that I have read about this hoo-ha.

[ThailandRyan]

Face saving measures have been put in place for all parties, and an assurance that this will never happen again I am sure has been made, by both sides of the equation.

[monkfish]

So seems it's true what CNN claimed they were let in. I have to admit all Thai officials ( Civil Servants) in their uniforms look like police. Also there are plenty of graphic pictures and videos on social media inside the building so who made those pictures?

[ThailandRyan]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

Damrongsak said that the case would not result in the pair being blacklisted but that the RTP had asked for their footage to be deleted. 

How if it has already been put out into the world wide press and viewed.  Not sure it can just disappear, well it can be scrubbed to a degree, but the dark web will have it somewhere forever.

[dddave]

17 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

Hate those overly aggressive reporter! They'll say and do anything for a story.

I had a lot of Thai friends and locals that hated Nick Robertson for all the one sided reporting he did in Thailand when there was the red shirt take protest.

Kyang Lah is another vicious dog, troll that should be locked up under a bridge

"So how did it feel seeing your father stab your mom?"  Thai TV news reporter.

[SAFETY FIRST]

44 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

They had tourist visas and were not allowed to work so both were fined 5,000 baht and escorted to the airport to leave by police

Hmmm ????

 

 

5000 baht fine and deported for working illegally. 

 

[bamnutsak]

Getting lectured to by Big Joke was punishment enough.

 

Simply amazing that rather than deal with the real issues this CNN story remains in the news.

 

Meanwhile, any reporting on the real incident...crickets.

 

 

[worldexpress]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Face saving measures have been put in place for all parties, and an assurance that this will never happen again I am sure has been made, by both sides of the equation.

Except that it will happen again and again, like everything else around here.

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

How if it has already been put out into the world wide press and viewed.  Not sure it can just disappear, well it can be scrubbed to a degree, but the dark web will have it somewhere forever.

Already seen the footage on CNN several times, a couple of days ago.

[poskat]

56 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Simply amazing that rather than deal with the real issues this CNN story remains in the news.

 

Meanwhile, any reporting on the real incident...crickets.

 

 

this is because the big issue is that CNN is international media. The government doesnt care about the news being shared within thailand. However, CNN was committing the most heinous crime there is in thailand, that of damaging the image of the country.

[scorecard]

58 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Getting lectured to by Big Joke was punishment enough.

 

Simply amazing that rather than deal with the real issues this CNN story remains in the news.

 

Meanwhile, any reporting on the real incident...crickets.

 

 

Did he lecture them? What did he say to them? Do you know? Can he speak English?

 

Can any of the current batch of snr. police speak English?

[Rhys]

Poor judgement by CNN and questionable actions by the officials...wink wink.

[rbkk]

1 hour ago, bamnutsak said:

Getting lectured to by Big Joke was punishment enough.

Judging by the photo I guess he had to speak up to them rather than speak down to them

[John Drake]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

Hate those overly aggressive reporter! They'll say and do anything for a story.

I think one of the things that has people angry is the smirk/grin on Anna Coren's face in the picture that caught them jumping over the police line. To emerge from the scene of a mass murder with blood still covering the place wearing such a triumphant smirk on her face for getting the "scoop" reveals character--or lack thereof.

[Sharp]

CNN should NEVER be in the same sentence as 

Ethics, News, Journalism. 

BROUGHT AND PAID FOR should though!! 

[bamnutsak]

56 minutes ago, Sharp said:

CNN should NEVER be in the same sentence as 

Ethics, News, Journalism. 

And yet you did.

 

 

 

 

[brewsterbudgen]

Time to move on from this "non-story" now.  There are real issues to be discussed about this horrendous crime and stop the deflecting onto journalists who are just doing their job.

[Andycoops]

Deported in shame, at least it's something but no apology, disgraceful.

[kingstonkid]

CNN will want to drop this.  I am sure that considering the new owners are trying to improve the company's image, this is not what they had in mind.

 

As to the reporter, I think it might be best to go back to Aus and try a different business.  She is not going to move very far up the food chain with CNN

 

RTP could have charged them with more (forget about someone giving them permission) that person would disappear.

 

Charging them and getting them out of the country was the fastest and easiest way to resolve this for everyone.

[SymS]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

CNN was embarrassed by the incident that called into question press ethics.

Sorry, I had to chuckle at that!

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Did he lecture them? What did he say to them? Do you know? Can he speak English?

 

Can any of the current batch of snr. police speak English?

Yes, very well.  Most of them studied abraod.

[Neeranam]

24 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

CNN will want to drop this.  I am sure that considering the new owners are trying to improve the company's image, this is not what they had in mind.

Pretty hard after their ridiculous biased report re Trump.

[off road pat]

Hm,...So,.. the only people ever to be punished in this massacre will be those CNN journalists !!!

[grego49]

2 hours ago, poskat said:

this is because the big issue is that CNN is international media. The government doesnt care about the news being shared within thailand. However, CNN was committing the most heinous crime there is in thailand, that of damaging the image of the country.

They tend to do it themselves, damaging thailand

[Iamfalang]

check all YouTubers for a work permit.  they are "reporting" on Thailand.

 

If anyone asks me a question, I'll ask them, "Are you a reporter, falang?!!!"  fined, deported.

 

If CNN is "working" while walking off the plane, demand a work permit!!!  

 

Now, I'll admit I have "worked" as an online investigator for our stories of falangs jumping off buildings, and I do feel as though I worked a little bit to reach my conclusion.

 

falang.............10000000000000000000000000000000 fine and deported.

 

I'll wait for the smart car.  bags packed

[JCauto]

4 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Hate those overly aggressive reporter! They'll say and do anything for a story.

I had a lot of Thai friends and locals that hated Nick Robertson for all the one sided reporting he did in Thailand when there was the red shirt take protest.

Kyang Lah is another vicious dog, troll that should be locked up under a bridge

What is the "red shirt take protest"?

[mikeymike100]

54 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

See the whole thing was just A misunderstanding they were letting buying official wearing a uniform and they did their job Thailand really does not want international News of anything that happens here in the first place as far CNN newscasters they do a great job and they’re pretty unbiased and fair where is Fox News which is totally fake news they cannot admit that the election was fair and square and even people close to trump knows that he lies about everything including his net worth and many other things he stole top secret documents and didn’t want to give them back to me jump is the biggest con his way into presidency anyways getting back to this whole news thing it’s been shown on the local news so much already that I don’t think with Zane and Jade was that much different than what the local newspapers have done and the TV stations it is a tragic event by crazy man that’s all I can say very sad TIT

"as far CNN newscasters they do a great job and they’re pretty unbiased and fair"

Great absolutely love good sarcasm!????

[Mac Mickmanus]

^ Americans across the World looking for any instance to continue their Trump/Fox - Biden/CNN war .

   A school massacre in Thailand descends into a CNN/Fox battle between two opposing sides in the war