Journalism Under Attack

journalist post picMost journalists can agree that the profession has for years now been under financial attack by way of newsroom layoffs, the decline of newspapers/ad revenues and media consolidation, among other factors.

But now, both around the world and across the nation, journalists have been coming under increasing physical attack from a combination of hostile governments, overly militarized police forces and international terror organizations.

The brutal execution of U.S. journalist James Foley by members of the Al Qaeda splinter group, Islamic State in Syria is only the most recent and disheartening reminder of just how important—yet potentially dangerous, reporting the news can be.

Almost daily, the Committee

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