Posted on 06/30/2007 6:07:08 AM PDT by period end of story
BRUSSELS, Belgium - One hundred journalists and other news media workers died on the job in the first six months of the year, putting 2007 on the path to becoming the deadliest year for the news business, the International News Safety Institute said Friday.
Iraq has been the most dangerous country for journalists in recent years, and the group said the 100-mark was reached with a death there Tuesday — the killing of Hamed Sarha, a 30-year veteran of the Iraqi national news agency by unidentified gunmen.
According to statistics compiled by the Brussels-based group, 83 journalists and 17 other media professionals died around the globe covering news stories between Jan. 1 and June 26, with 72 of them slain.
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Wonder if we could have a breakdown on the religions the peaceful perps are practicing.
Decorum ON.
Lips zipped.
Mmmmmpppphhhh!
Well... when you sleep with the enemy....
Always plenty more where they came from. Nothing to get your panties in a wad about.
(By the way, I’m a journalist.)
Can’t wait to see the hateful and stupid keyboard warrior comments.
“slightly sarcastic?”
You could always gather your own news.
I’m with you...
It’s a start.
Yup.
THIS enemy is stupid enough to kill its best allies.
For ever dead one there ten wannabees
“Always plenty more where they came from.”
Shaking my head, Ronin.
Just think of all the “journalists” that we have had interviewing our enemies.
Put a GPS chip in their butt before they leave, and then home in on their location during the interview with a Patriot missile.
We’d lose a “journalist” but we would decapitate Iran, Al-Qeada, etc......
/sarcasm
As they say with lawyers, it’s a start.
I know who wants to kill a journalist.
Journalists are killed by thugs, who want to kill the messenger.
Next thing you know, journalists will be blaming Talk Radio for this.
Exactly!
After Iraq, it said, the places with the most journalists killed were Afghanistan with five; Haiti and Philippines with four each; Somalia, India and the Palestinian territories with three; and Sri Lanka, Mexico and Brazil with two.
22 (Iraq) + 14 (Iraq) + 5 (Afghanistan) + 3 (Palestinian) + 4 (Philippines) = 48 of 100 care of the ROP
Funny, no journalists covering the Amish or Vatican have died. Really weird
I agree. Journalism is an honorable profession. At least it’s professional in the civilized world. None deserve to be harmed for what they report, unless they truly are working with the enemy.
Doesn’t say who did the killing — wonder why?
“Wonder if we could have a breakdown on the religions the peaceful perps are practicing.”
My guess is the Methodists would be first followed by Buddhists.
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