Dangers of International Journalism

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Dangers of International Journalism Amanda Karr JOUR 4750 Dr. Catherina Cassara In order to be a good journalist, you have to be willing to do things that a lot of people wouldn’t do and ‘go the extra mile’ to make sure things are done well with the proper information. However, especially in the case of international journalism, sometimes journalists need to stop and ask themselves a few questions — when is enough enough; when have things gone too far; and are they willing to risk their lives to complete their assignment. Unfortunately, especially with international journalists, it is exceptionally easy to place yourself in great deals of danger without necessarily realizing it. National journalists and international journalists each face a level of danger in pursuing their careers, but those faced by international journalists are much more life-threatening. As an international journalist, you face the constant threat of being taken as a hostage, being arrested, or being killed on the job. According to information provided by the Committee to Protect Journalists, there has been a total of 256 killings of journalists since the beginning of 2010. Even more alarming than this total number of journalist killings is the amount of journalists killed per year. That number has increased from 44 in 2010, to 74 in 2012, and so far in 2015 there have been 21 journalist killings around the world which have been documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists (1123 Journalists). What several international journalists need to keep in mind is the fact that different countries allow for different levels of freedom of the press which needs to be taken into a high level of consideration when writing stories in foreign countries. A statement made by Robert Leger in his article on the website for the Society of Professional Journalism to tie the concept of this together

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