USA added to list of most dangerous countries for journalists

Re:USA added to list of most dangerous countries for journal... by danielvf on Friday December 21, 2018 @08:13AM (#18733065)

This list is by actual deaths during the year, not a prediction of future danger or government policies. The US is on the list this year because of a mass shooting at a newspaper.

The full PDF report is much more interesting than the article. https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/worldwilde_round-up.pdf

The report also notes that worldwide journalist deaths are down, and for the first time in 15 years, no journalist deaths in Iraq.

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Re:USA added to list of most dangerous countries for journal... by cf141q5325 on Friday December 21, 2018 @08:14AM (#18733070)

>The US is on the list this year because of a mass shooting at a newspaper.

The Annapolis shooting to be precise.

>Meanwhile, the shooting deaths of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, in June propelled the United States into the ranks of the most dangerous countries for the first time.

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Re:USA added to list of most dangerous countries for journal... by danielvf on Friday December 21, 2018 @08:19AM (#18733086)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Gazette_shooting

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Re:USA added to list of most dangerous countries for journal... by wil421 on Friday December 21, 2018 @08:31AM (#18733149)

There was also a hurricane that killed 2 journalists.

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