Journalists in Combat Zones

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 Dan Eldon and Photojournalism

Please write a personal response to the Dan Eldon video, "Dying to Tell a Story," with  at least a page of thoughtful, double-spaced prose that you will print out. Also post your comments for blogging and responding to one another. Try to answer the follow questions:

1. After seeing the video, how has your view of the function of journalism in the world changed, broadened, evolved? Are the journalists/photojournalists who work in conflict zones and report for news agencies simply crazy for risking their lives, or do they perform an important service for us all? Why is it imperative that stories of what is happening in places like Somalia, Sarajevo, and Darfur be told?

2. Do a little research. Find out how many journalists have been killed in the world in the past year? How many reporters have been killed in Iraq? Afghanistan? Just recently, Egypt?

Read:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353344/One-journalist-killed-dozens-attacked-detained-military-finally-intervenes-try-stem-violence-Egypt.html

and:
http://www.cpj.org/killed/2010/