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Closed groups of journalists on Facebook included posts denouncing the apology, which was recited by broadcaster Youssef Al-Husseini on Channel One on state television, especially with no reference - in the captain's comment - to what the journalists received from "verbal insults and attacks from artists who attended the funeral", according to those who denounced the apology.

The captain's apology is the first since press coverage of celebrity funerals has become a season for arguing and exchanging accusations between journalists and artists.

The captain announced his quest to issue a mandatory ethical "code" for journalists while covering funerals.

In the same television program, the head of the Media Syndicate, Tariq Saada, demanded the necessity of finding an organizational pause to cover funerals and condolences, out of respect for the sanctity of the deceased and the feelings of his family.

In turn, the "Ten" channel (TEN) decided to stop the coverage of the artists' funerals, after what happened at the funeral of the late Dalal Abdel Aziz.

The funeral of the late witnessed verbal altercations between her daughter's husband - broadcaster Rami Radwan - and journalists, during which the announcer rushed and threw the phone of a journalist who was trying to film the funeral;

He later justified this by saying that the photographer was trying to photograph the body while it was being removed from the coffin for burial.

Actor Ahmed Zaher also rushed towards a journalist who was filming him and smashed his phone, according to what the journalist later said.

Photographers' lenses recorded moments of annoyance and representatives fleeing from the cameras.

professional infractions

The Egyptian Observatory for Press and Media recorded what it said were serious professional violations of journalists during their coverage of the funeral of Dalal Abdel Aziz, which were summarized in filming from close distances, and intrusion into the privacy of the late family by photographing their sad natural feelings, and encroaching on the sanctity of the dead by photographing him inside his coffin and while praying for him, And trying to film the burial process, and the pursuit of senior mourners stars.

Journalists say that they are exercising the role assigned to them by their press institutions towards an event that matters to people, as celebrities, especially actors, are considered the property of the public and "there is no meaning for the so-called private life for him, as long as he accepts to be a public figure," according to some of them.

These representatives confirm that it is the representatives who are keen to inform journalists of the dates and locations of the funerals of their relatives or colleagues, in order to prove that they fulfill their duty towards their departed colleagues, and as an occasion to remain in the spotlight.

Journalists cite funerals of actors and their families that were not attended by journalists or photographers;

Because its owners initially requested that journalists and photographers not attend, including actresses Mervat Amin and Hala Sedky.

On the other hand, artists say that journalists do not differentiate between the artist's private life and his death, and the latter is a solemn moment that should not be invested under any justification.

Professional Violations at Dalal Abdel Aziz's Funeral


A number of photographers and press reporters committed some professional violations and abuses during their coverage of the funeral of the late artist Dalal Abdel Aziz.


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Precedents and ongoing controversy

In several funeral coverages, altercations erupted between journalists and representatives, which forced the journalists to submit complaints to their syndicate against certain representatives, including Yusra and Ilham Shaheen, claiming that they were prevented from working.

It is also not the first time that this controversy has taken place between the two parties, as recorded by the Egyptian Observatory for Press and Media, as it had previously taken place at the funerals of the late artists Nour El Sherif and Faten Hamama in 2015.

And in 2016, the coffin carrying the body of the late actor Mamdouh Abdel Alim almost fell to the ground as a result of the crowds of photographers and citizens in front of the mosque after the funeral prayer was completed. It then develops into a clash of hands with the photographers.

During the funeral of the artist Jamil Ratib in 2018, the security of the mosque clashed with the photographers, because the security refused to enter them.

In 2019, actor Ahmed El-Fishawy became angry at the photographers at the funeral of his father, actor Farouk El-Fishawy, due to the crowding of mourners in front of the mosque, which made it difficult to bring the coffin into the mosque.

Actress Dina El-Sherbiny shouted at journalists and photographers at the funeral of the late artist Haitham Ahmed Zaki, while entering the mosque.

In 2020, actress Wafaa Amer shouted at the photographers who gathered at the funeral of the late actor Mahmoud Yassin, and tried to prevent them from filming.

Actor Ahmed El-Sakka beat one of the photographers and broke his nose while filming the funeral of Hama El-Sakka, and the artist later apologized to him for that.

The observatory report attributed the recurrence of such cases to the transformation of celebrity funerals - during the past years - into a “private business.” I have some news sites whose capital is to publish these photos and videos on social media, to get millions of views and like clicks that are translated into dollars.

The report stressed the difficulty of banning filming celebrity funerals despite the professional abuses that occurred in them, calling on the authorities concerned with media regulation to establish special controls appropriate for this event, enabling the photographer to do his work without infringing the feelings of the deceased's relatives, by photographing from long distances.

The addresses of Dalal's funeral are disgusting and annoying, and the press does not respect anyone

— Nahia 🦉 (@perse_phone32) August 9, 2021

What happened yesterday at the funeral of the artist Dalal Abdel Owais is supposed to shame the entire media family. What a scoop in portraying the grief of family and friends!

Is it not normal that people are sad in a situation like this, or have you experienced them?

What is the importance of being a journalist who receives comments from mourners at the moment of burial or funeral?

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- Huda Abdel Basset (@ Huda_Egypt) August 9, 2021

Self-criticism and controls

The recent facts called for self-criticism among the journalists themselves, and journalists, photographers and soma launched against photographing celebrity funerals, denouncing the behavior of some photographers during funerals, while singers said that photographing funerals should be completely prohibited.

In turn, the head of the Photographers Division of the Journalists Syndicate, Magdy Ibrahim, said that the scenes of filming the funeral of the late artist Dalal Abdel Aziz were disturbing and did not represent the behavior of photojournalists.

Ibrahim continued, in press statements, that the Division organizes educational seminars for photographers constantly, pointing to the need to establish clear controls to cover funerals and condolences, including preventing photography inside cemeteries and inside the mosque as well if the funeral prayer is in it, with the obligation to stand in front of the mosque door at a sufficient distance. About the funeral procession.

As for the mourning pavilions, an exit can be allocated for journalists to stand to receive public figures who wish to attend, or to attend for registration and declaration, according to Ibrahim.

The Head of the Photographers Division supported the principle of photographing celebrity funerals, because it is a complementary image of the life of the late artist and his fans, and a documentation of his funeral, as happened with the funerals of former celebrities such as the late singers Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez.

He stressed that the family of the late artist can announce in advance that they do not want to cover the funeral in the media, adding, "No one will go."

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For his part, photojournalist Amr Nabil said that many professional violations occur as a result of the photographer's subjection to strict instructions from his boss to work in pursuit of journalistic privacy.

In a publication in one of the closed journalist groups, Nabil called for a serious and organizational stance, including allowing only filming of the funeral prayer and the public scene, after the approval of the artist’s family, criminalizing photography at the moment of burial, and providing special places for those who wish to photograph or make statements to channels and sites, to which the artist comes. Of his own free will, without being pursued by the journalist, and alerting the institutions to their journalists of the necessity of taking into account the General Authority of the Journalist in these situations.

Despite this self-review, journalists emphasized that, in return, the journalist's dignity must be preserved from assaulting him while performing his work or preventing him from performing it, whatever the circumstances. On Facebook - the necessity of boycotting all activities of artists who do not appreciate the tasks and role of the press.

Journalists considered that the whole matter reveals the crisis of the Egyptian press in general; Because it is only capable of superficial coverage and side issues, according to their description.