Debate rages about who was behind the brutal murder of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, writes Josephine McKenna, a Rome-based freelance journalist.
Murdered journalists
Video of the Day: A salute to fallen journalists
A haunting video tribute showing the photos of more than 800 journalists killed while pursuing the news. It was put together by Newsuem, the Washington DC museum dedicated to news and journalism.
Is war reporting ever safe?
In light of the horrific attack on CBS journo Lara Logan in Egypt last week, Hamilton Nolan talks about the tricky business of balancing good journalism in dangerous areas with the safety of those reporting it.
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VIDEO: US military slays citizens and journos in Iraq
WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video which it says shows the “indiscriminate slaying” of civilians and Reuters journalists in Iraq in 2007, on a comprehensive website called Collateral Murder, including a timeline and transcript.
2009: a dangerous year to be a journo
The number of journalists killed in the line of duty hit a record high of 68 in 2009, thanks to the recent slaughter of 30 reporters in the Philippines, as well as conflict in Iraq, Somalia and Pakistan. Things still looking relatively safe from Crikey’s 7th floor city office, thankfully.
Why journalists are being slaughtered in the Philippines
The Philippines may technically be a democratic country, but its deeply entrenched government corruption has made it one of the most deadly places on Earth for journalists, with reporters who attempt to uncover the truth being routinely killed off.
Mexico’s media bloodbath
Mexico is now the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, with 12 reporters, photographers, editors and radio hosts murdered in 2009 alone, many for covering the country’s brutal and bloody drug wars.
While we mourn the Balibo 5, who remembers the Saigon 4?
The story of the five Australian journalists killed in Balibo, East Timor, in 1975 has received plenty of attention from politicians and the media. So why does the slaughter another group of Australian journalists, during the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive, still go untold?
Journalism: Russia’s most dangerous
profession?
Journalists who are critical of Russia have an alarming tendency to wind up dead. The Committee to Protect Journalists has put together a fascinating and disturbing report detailing the problem.
Woolcott: “Blame the media for Balibo Five”
Retired diplomat Richard Woolcott says the Australian media deserves more of the blame for the 1975 deaths of five journalists in Balibo, Timor, than the Australian government, stating the news outlets they were working for “bear a heavy responsibility that they’ve never had to shoulder.”
The killing fields: Russia’s murdered reporters
Russian rights activist Natalya Estemirova was found dead hours after being kidnapped in Chechnya. She joins a growing list of reporters, lawyers and activists killed in Russia. HuffPo looks at the toll.
Medvedev ‘outraged’ at activist’s murder
Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova has been murdered while investigating government-backed militias in Chechnya. She worked with activists Anna Politkovskaya, shot dead in 2006, and Stanislav Markelov, also dead.
