Terry Anderson on the moral necessity of protecting journalists | John Moore | Arts & Entertainment [Video]

I would say this is a particularly dangerous time to be a journalist. But there has never been a time when it wasn’t particularly dangerous to be a journalist.  

Since the Oct. 7 massacre in Gaza, more than 105 journalists have been killed there, and more are finding it impossible to leave, according to Reporters Without Borders. 

At the end of 2023, 521 journalists worldwide were being detained on arbitrary grounds linked to their profession, with China, Myanmar and Belarus leading the way. In all, 45 journalists died last year in the line of duty.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, 32, remains imprisoned in Moscow. He’s been awaiting trial for more than a year on a trumped-up charge of espionage that no one outside of PutinLand believes is legit. U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for Radio Free Europe, has been held by Russia since October in what have been described as inhumane and degrading …