Over a thousand journalists killed in 12 years

First, there was the brutal death of Saudi Arabian journalist and critic Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Then there was the targeting of the United States news outlet CNN with a package containing a pipe bomb.

Φωτορεπόρτερ προσπαθούν να προφυλαχθούν στην διάρκεια διαδηλώσεων Παλαιστινίων στην Λωρίδα της Γάζας Source: AAP

Those two high-profile incidents in recent weeks highlight just some of the dangers faced by people reporting the news around the world.

The United Nations organisation UNESCO using Friday November 2, to draw attention to the journalists risking their lives to report the truth.

Over a thousand journalists have been killed on the job in the past 12 years.

The International Federation for Journalists says, when other media workers besides journalists are included, the number of killings jumps to around 2,000.

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