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| More Than 100 Journalists Killed This Year |
| 2004-11-14 |
| More than 100 journalists have been killed since January, making 2004 the most deadly year for journalists in a decade, an international media rights group said. The slayings of three journalists in recent days in Ivory Coast, Nicaragua and the Philippines pushed this year's total to 101, the International Federation of Journalists said Friday. "2004 is turning out to be one of the most bloody years on record," said Aidan White, the federation's general secretary. "The crisis of news safety has reached an intolerable level and must be addressed urgently." The organization recorded 83 killings of media staff in 2003 and 70 in 2002. The most deadly year for journalists since the organization began compiling annual reports in 1988 was 1994, when 115 were killed, including 48 during the genocide in Rwanda. This year's latest victim was Gene Boyd R. Lumawag, photo editor for the independent Filipino news agency MindaNews, shot in the head Friday by an unknown gunman while on his way to take a picture of the sunset in the southern town of Jolo. The federation also highlighted the dangers in Iraq, where it said 62 journalists have been killed since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #13 "C'mon, people - you're not trying..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-11-14 10:27:00 PM |
| #12 I'm surprised it's so few, considering the company they keep. |
| Posted by: spiffo 2004-11-14 2:06:02 PM |
| #11 Gee, if it's all that dangerous out there in the big bad world, why don't they just stay home and make stuff up? Oh, wait... |
| Posted by: Darth VAda 2004-11-14 2:03:26 PM |
| #10 Badanov - You hit the nail squarely on the head. Unfortunately for them, it's still not protecting them. Awwwwwwww.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-14 12:07:00 PM |
| #9 Haven't been any worthwhile war journalists since Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin died. "Up Front" is an unrecognised classic. Read it many times. |
| Posted by: Weird Al 2004-11-14 11:11:39 AM |
| #8 HU-AH!!!! There are only two things equally as loathsome as journalists. Politicians and lawyers. Screw'em, I've always hated them. They aren't in the war zones for anyone but themselves. They could give a shit less about the civilians or soldiers and would like nothing more than to have an American soldier get shot on tape. They're arrogant, whining, self-important asses and I could care less. Better one of them than one of our soldiers. Sorry Fred, I better cut this one short before I stop holding back and tell everyone how I really feel about them. |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-11-14 10:57:08 AM |
| #7 I think journalists do a fine job of addressing their own safety. They know American's won't kill them, so they report favorably for the other side. Pretty closely matches their morality and their politics, too. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-11-14 9:29:16 AM |
| #6 It's a start. /not really serious, just sorta |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-14 9:28:39 AM |
| #5 Um, good sense? A deep dislike, distrust, and disdain for arrogant self-righteous opinion whores who literally sold their souls for imagined fame? I could be wrong, of course. Double-heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-14 9:23:55 AM |
| #4 OK, .com. I won't either. But I cant resist, People, why do they hate journalists? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-14 8:23:56 AM |
| #3 "The crisis of news safety has reached an intolerable level and must be addressed urgently." And how, pray tell, will they "address" it? Aiden, baby, you're a moron. I guess I'll belay the "that's a good start" comment. No, I won't say it. Don't try to make me, either. Nope, not gonna do it. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-14 7:37:37 AM |
| #2 Bull, one would think if any place on the web they would have the listing. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-14 6:35:28 AM |
| #1 Had a quick peek at the IFJ website but couldn't find an actual list of journalists' names and their organisations. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-11-14 6:18:58 AM |