CPJ: Journalists need new ways to stay safe
<p> <span word="Journalists">Journalists</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>. <span word="Evolving">Evolving</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="newsroom">newsroom</span> <span word="cutbacks">cutbacks</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frontlines">frontlines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stringers">stringers</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institutional">institutional</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Protect">Protect</span> <span word="Journalists">Journalists</span> - <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> - <span word="says">says</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>.</p><p><span word="CPJ">CPJ</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="many">many</span> “<span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="correspondent">correspondent</span> <span word="Marie">Marie</span> <span word="Colvin">Colvin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="photographer">photographer</span> <span word="Remi">Remi</span> <span word="Ochlik">Ochlik</span>.</p><p><span word="Risky">Risky</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span></p><p><span word="McClatchy">McClatchy</span> <span word="Newspapers">Newspapers</span>’ <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="Gutman">Gutman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Journalists">Journalists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gutman">Gutman</span>.</p><p><span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="correspondent">correspondent</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Heinlein">Heinlein</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span>.</p>
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