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2009 Journalist Deaths Rise in Media 'Bloodbath'

Agence France Presse July 23, 2009.

Fifty-nine journalists have been killed around the world so far this year, in an alarming rise from 2008 that has become a "bloodbath" of the media, a watchdog said Thursday.

North Korea Silent on Fate of Two U.S. Journalists

Agence France PresseJune 5, 2009.

Pyongyang has previously said Laura Ling and Euna Lee would face trial for 'hostile acts' and illegally entering the country.

Keeping Journalists Out of Gaza is Futile and Counterproductive

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 5, 2009.

Israel is ignoring the lessons of history by banning the press from the areas it is bombing.

Killing the Messenger: Journalists Targeted in Gaza

Jennifer Utz, Huffington Post. January 2, 2009.

Israeli air strikes have made reporting from Gaza nearly impossible.

Iraqi Ministry Reopens Cases of Murdered Journalists

Yaser Abbas, Azzaman. October 13, 2008.

Police have started investigating some 49 files related to Iraqi journalists killed or kidnapped since the 2003 invasion.

Political Parties: Journalists, Power Players and Free Booze

Ari Berman, The Nation. August 27, 2008.

Some think political journalists are too cozy with the powerful sources they cover. Events in Denver do little to dispel that suspicion.

Justice for Dead Journalists

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. May 15, 2008.

A military whistle-blower has come forward with information that contradicts the government's official story about the deaths of two journalists.

A Shining Light Goes Out in Africa

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. May 9, 2007.

The work of journalist Anthony Mitchell, who was just killed in Kenya, revealed the need for our exchange with Africa to involve more than oil, guns and secret prisons.

The Price of Press Freedom

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. May 1, 2007.

Thursday is World Press Freedom Day -- a time to remember and celebrate the crucial role a free press plays in democracy and development.

10% of Active Journalists in Iraq Were Killed in 2006

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. January 3, 2007.

After 64 journalists were killed in Iraq in 2006, Reporters Without Borders has described the country as "the world's most dangerous" for the media.

Is Honduras\' Lobo Regime Killing Off Journalists Critical of the Coup?

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.

WATCH: Dozens of Journalists Attacked in Egypt -- Situation Not \"Chaos,\" it\'s \"Strategy\"

Lauren Kelley, December 31, 1969.