Tuesday, December 30, 2008

62 journalists killed in 2008...

The number of journalists, bloggers and media workers killed because of their work fell to 62 this year from 106 in 2007, the media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders says.

But the group said on Tuesday the fall in fatalities was not grounds for optimism over media freedom since in many areas the decrease showed only that violent repression had forced reporters to abandon their jobs.

The body also warned that state censorship was spreading to the internet. More...

See also:

  1. Live Leaker arrested in Australia for baby-swinging video...
  2. Press freedom around the world: why is Iceland first and Eritrea last?
  3. More online journalists than print journalists behind bars...
  4. The top 10 internet-censoring countries.

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