Media Decoder Blog: Information’s Deadly Price: A Dangerous Year for Journalists
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 43 journalists were killed around the world. Pakistan had the highest total, seven.
Media Decoder Blog: The Committee to Protect Journalists’s Report Says Imprisoned Journalists at 15-Year High
According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists issued on Thursday, the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide shot up 20 percent, reaching a 15-year high in 2011.
World Briefing | AFRICA: Ethiopia: Reporter in U.S. Cable Flees
The Committee to Protect Journalists says an Ethiopian reporter has fled after being named in a diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
Iran Says Missing Al Jazeera Reporter Committed Offenses
Iran said Tuesday it was pursuing the case of a missing Al Jazeera reporter, saying she had committed “several offenses,” including traveling without a valid passport.
Pakistan Was Deadliest for Reporters Last Year
Of the 44 journalists who were killed worldwide while working in 2010, eight died in Pakistan, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Mexican Journalists’ Captors Demand Broadcast of Videos
Three television cameramen and a newspaper reporter were being held by kidnappers in the state of Durango.
Record Number of Journalists Killed in 2009
At least 71 journalists were killed across the globe in 2009, the Committee to Protect Journalists announced Tuesday.
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Committee To Protect Journalists: 2009 Was The Deadliest Year Yet
The 70 journalists killed in 2009 with motive confirmed make it the deadliest year for the profession since the Committee To Protect Journalists began keeping record in 1992. According to the group, which divides journalist deaths by "murder," "crossfire/combat" and "dangerous assignment," there have been 797 journalists killed since 1992. Today, NPR has a...
