New Report: Number of Journalists Detained, Held Hostage or Disappeared in 2015 Up 35% (vs. 2014)
A new roundup report was published today by Reporters Without Borders.
A total of 54 journalists are currently being held hostage worldwide, versus 40 this time last year – a 35% increase.
Journalists are easy targets for radical groups such as the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front, who use them not only for ransoms or leverage but also, and above all to impose a reign of terror and to silence their critics. It comes as no surprise that the most dangerous country is Syria, where entire regions are now “information black holes.”
Direct to Full Text Report (14 pages; PDF)
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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