“We see more and more mostly the fatalities are among local journalists. In Syria it was 92% who were killed were local journalists. Those who have been targeted and are paying the price are more and more local and young media activists, those ones who are taking more risks and have less preparation and training to deal with a conflict environment.”
– Sherif Mansour, CPJ Program Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa . Full article.
Committee to Protect Journalists
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