CPJ: 'Attacks on journalists almost always precede attacks on other rights to broader population'
“If killers of journalists are allowed to literally get away with murder, that creates the conditions in which we see more and more of those attacks,” warns Ginsberg.
Key points
- The killing of journalists is not simply an assault on those who report the news, explains Ginsberg.
- It is an attack on the public's right to know, on institutional accountability and, ultimately, on the democratic foundations of society.
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Jodie Ginsberg, Chief Executive Officer of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
As the global death toll among media workers continues to rise, a deeper crisis is emerging: the normalization of harassment, intimidation and violence against journalists and the persistent failure to hold perpetrators accountable.
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