Freedom of the press - PLEASE HELP

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From Friday, you might notice that on the front page of the BBC News website we will be having a regular reminder of the number of days that our Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston has been missing. It's a message which you are more and more likely to come across as you surf around the internet, thanks to the help of an increasing number of people who want to show their support for Alan.

Earlier this week my colleague Jon Williams invited anyone who runs a blog, website or web page to use a button in support of Alan. More than 150 sites have so far pledged their support - and that's just those we know about. If you want to do the same, you can find out how here.

At the same time, more than 40,000 people have signed our petition online to call on everyone with influence to increase their efforts to ensure that Alan is freed quickly and unharmed. To add your name too, go to this page. BBC Link
If you have any sort of editorial control over a web-site, or can influence someone who has, do please add a "button" to show your support for Alan.

Many thanks.
 
Whilst he has my best wishes, it ticks me off that it's only because he is a Beeb staff member they are using (read: abusing) their position to petition his return. Why don't they petition like this for every missing person?
 
What exactly does adding some random image to my site do to help the guy, I mean he's probably dead anyway, so what difference does it make?
 
Moredhel said:
What exactly does adding some random image to my site do to help the guy, I mean he's probably dead anyway, so what difference does it make?
If Alan Johnston ISN'T dead, and the BBC feel that keeping him in the public eye is worthwhile, would it cost you so much?
 
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Moredhel said:
Gonna cost me 0.00098p a year extra in bandwidth, that's a ridiculous amount! I can't afford that!
Fair enough. I can see how that might be a problem, it's probably gonna double your bandwidth costs :p
 
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