Safety of Journalists

Journalist E.B Furgurson talk on the phone as police officers respond to an active shooter inside a city building at the Capital Gazette newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., June 28, 2018.

‘Deadly day’ at Maryland newspaper mirrors dangers for journalists around the world

Media

Five people were killed Thursday in an attack on a community paper in Annapolis, Maryland. But local journalists around the world are vulnerable to attacks, says the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists. And violence against them is on the rise in the United States.

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