The murder of the Saudi columnist Jamal
Khashoggi — in a year when more than half of all journalists who were
killed around the world were targeted deliberately — reflects a hatred
of the media in many areas of society, a free-press advocacy group said
Tuesday.
At least 63 professional
journalists were killed doing their jobs in 2018, a 15 percent increase
over last year, said the group, Reporters Without Borders. The number of
deaths rises to 80 when all media workers and people classified as
citizen journalists are included, it said in its annual report.
The
world's five deadliest countries for journalists include three — India,
Mexico and, for the first time, the United States — where journalists
were killed in cold blood, even though those countries weren't at war or
in conflict, the group said.
"The hatred
of journalists that is voiced ... by unscrupulous politicians, religious
leaders and businessmen has tragic consequences on the ground, and has
been reflected in this disturbing increase in violations against
journalists," Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said in a statement.
Read more at: United States added to list of most dangerous countries for journalists for first time
No comments:
Post a Comment