Reporting Dangerously

More journalists are being killed, attacked and intimidated than at any time in history. Reporting Dangerously: Journalist Killings, Intimidation and Security examines the statistics and looks at the trends in journalist killings and intimidation around the world. It identifies what factors have led to this rise and positions these in historical and global contexts. This important study also provides case studies and first-hand accounts from journalists working in some of the most dangerous places in the world today and seeks to understand the different pressures they must confront. It also examines industry and political responses to these trends and pressures as well as the latest international initiatives aimed at challenging cultures of impunity and keeping journalists safe. Throughout, the authors argue that journalism contributes a vital if often neglected role in the formation and conduct of civil societies. This is why reporting from 'uncivil' places matters and this iswhy journalists are often positioned in harm's way. The responsibility to report in a globalizing world of crises and human insecurity, and the responsibility to try and keep journalists safe while they do so, it is argued, belongs to us all.

1. Introduction. - Section I: WHAT S HAPPENING AND WHY IT MATTERS. - 2. Reporting in Uncivil Societies and Why it Matters. Richard Sambrook. - 3. Mapping the Parameters of Peril. Nick Mosdell. - Section II: APPROACHED IN CONTEXT: HISTORY, VIOLENCE, JOURNALISM. - 4. On the Violent History of the Globalized Present. Simon Cottle. - 5. Journalism and the Civil Sphere. Simon Cottle. - Section III: WE ARE THE FRONT LINE : JOURNALIST VOICES. - 6. Reporting from Unruly, Uncivil Places: Journalist voices from the frontline. Simon Cottle. - 7. Keeping Safe(r) in Unruly, Uncivil Places: Journalist voices in a changing communications environment. - Simon Cottle. - Section IV: FROM PROTECTING TO SAFEGUARDING. - 8. Protecting Journalists: An evolving responsibility. Richard Sambrook. - 9. Safeguarding Journalists: And the continuing responsibility to report. Richard Sambrook. - 10. Conclusion: Ways Forward. - Appendix 1. - Appendix 2. - Appendix 3.