CPJ research indicates that the following individuals have been killed in 2006 because of their work as journalists. They either died in the line of duty or were deliberately targeted for assassination because of their reporting or their affiliation with a news organization.
I've thought of writing about this myself. People don't fully appreciate the risks many take to bring them solid information on the state of the world.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's often interesting to see who murdered the journalists.
ReplyDeleteIsrael has a shameful history of maiming and killing journalists, as do other 'democratic' countries.