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TYT: Journalist Murder Rising Across The World
A Syrian journalist and documentarian was recently killed in Turkey. The Turkish government doesn’t seem too concerned with justice for dead journalists. Journalist fatalities are now at a ten year high. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Being a journalist covering stories overseas has never been more deadly. Context: In 2015, the number of journalist fatalities has risen to 110, an increase of 46 deaths in the community since the year before (a 40 percent increase).
Believe it or not, there was once a time journalists were considered off-limits on or near the battlefield in terms of targeting, kidnapping or both. Over the course of the Vietnam War (10 years), for example, the total amount of reporters killed there was 63, or slightly above six per year.”*
Read more here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/journalist-fatalities-hit-10-year-high-in-2015-majority-killed-in-countries-deemed-peaceful/
