(from IBN Live)
Seventy-one journalists were killed across the world, including India in 2013, Reporters Without Borders said in a report on Wednesday.
Asia topped the list with 24 deaths of newspersons in connection with their work, said the report by the international media group.
It said 39 per cent of the deaths occurred in "conflict zones", including Syria, Somalia, Mali, Pakistan's Balochistan, Russia's Dagestan and "the Indian province of Chhattisgarh".
It said the killings dropped by 20 per cent in comparison to 2012 which witnessed 88 killings of newsmen.
The Middle East and north Africa reported 23 deaths of journalists each, the report said.
It said Syria, Somalia and Pakistan retained their position among the world's five deadliest countries for the media.
While 826 journalists were attacked, 2,160 were threatened or attacked in 2013.
*Note-I know this is not pleasant, especially at this time of year, but all I could think of is that journalists are writers also. And a lot of journalists have gone on to write books. We may have lost a few best selling authors along with a lot of human lives. Pray for them. And our journalists that work in dangerous areas everyday.
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