Bloodiest Year in Decade for News Media
"More news media staff were killed in 2004 than in any year at least since 1994, largely because of the extreme dangers involved in covering the Iraq conflict, according to records maintained by the International News Safety Institute.
"A total of 117 journalists and support staff such as drivers and translators were confirmed to have died gathering the news around the globe -- 42 of them in Iraq ... all but six of them Iraqis practising 'free' news gathering for the first time."
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"More news media staff were killed in 2004 than in any year at least since 1994, largely because of the extreme dangers involved in covering the Iraq conflict, according to records maintained by the International News Safety Institute.
"A total of 117 journalists and support staff such as drivers and translators were confirmed to have died gathering the news around the globe -- 42 of them in Iraq ... all but six of them Iraqis practising 'free' news gathering for the first time."
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