The Deadliest Countries for Journalists
Before the recent death on May 27 of Yara Abbas, a female Syrian correspondent for the pro-government TV channel Al-Ikhbariya, at least four other journalists had been killed since the start of the Syrian uprising. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, this ranks Syria as one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists in 2012.
In fact, journalists from across the world have found themselves in a very dangerous profession. Whether reporting from their home country with heavy censorship such as Abbas or documenting conflict areas that are thousands of miles from their home, 985 journalists have been murdered globally from 1992 up until May 2013. While pursuing critical but often controversial issues in oppressive landscapes, journalists ranging from reporters to photographers have been killed while on the job. Where has it been most dangerous for media workers to perform their jobs and are their killers being brought to justice?
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The UK just banned sexist ads. It could change the way an entire generation of girls learns to see themselves. Commercials that use gender stereotypes likely to cause harm are now banned in the United Kingdom.
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Have we already had a gay president? Pete Buttigieg thinks so. ”I would imagine we've probably had excellent presidents who were gay.”
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High-school graduate’s speech goes viral after he calls out his school’s alleged sexual assault, bullying, and neglect. It’s taken on a life of its own.
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Jon Stewart unable to hold back tears when receiving 9/11 heroes’ gift. "I don't deserve this but I will treasure it like I treasured Ray and our friendship."
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The ‘good guy with a gun’ is a deadly American fantasy that needs to end. An idea so outdated it literally got its start in 1920’s pulp crime novels.
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San Francisco school is removing a ‘traumatizing’ George Washington mural. The public mural features slaves and dead Native Americans.
