Two reporters a week killed in 2010, group says

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Two reporters a week killed in 2010, group says
LONDON | Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:59am EST

LONDON Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ninety-seven journalists died worldwide last year as a result of their work, an average of almost two a week, the International News Safety Institute said on Wednesday.

Of the total, 850reporters were murdered, the London-based INSI said. The rest either died in crossfire or in accidents, including a cameraman in Guatemala who was hit by lava and rocks as he tried to film a volcanic eruption.

"It is a terrible price to pay for our news," said INSI Director Rodney Pinder.

"Most of the victims were not foreign correspondents assigned to war zones but reporters working in their own countries, seeking to expose criminality and corruption."



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70B21420110112

[defendandprotect]

1. Looks like journalists are a huge threat to elites -- and warmongers .... Oops! same people--!!