A minimum of 60 media workers were killed globally in 2014, with the Middle East proving to be the most-volatile region, according to the Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ).
The watchdog, which released its annual mortality report on Tuesday, said that almost half of the reporter and media worker deaths occurred in the Middle East region.
Syria saw the demise of 17 reporters as a result of the violent civil war between pro-Assad forces and rebels. Meanwhile five reporters each died in Iraq and Ukraine.
An additional four workers died as a result of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Furthermore, Afghanistan and Pakistan Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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