Study: Nearly half of world's jailed journalists come from Web

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More than print, TV or any other medium, online journalists are now the most-jailed category of journalists worldwide.  A study by the Committee to Protect Journalists said that the online reporters, editors and bloggers make up 45% of the 125 journalists it found behind bars, the first time the Web category has eclipsed print (42%) since the study began in 1997. 

CPJ director Joel Simon observed that without organizational support, online journalists are easier targets. "The image of the solitary blogger working at home in pajamas may be appealing, but when the knock comes on the door, they are alone and vulnerable," Simon said in a news release.

The study notes that in China, which leads the world in captive journalists, 24 of the 28 currently behind bars did their work online. Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan round out the top five countries on the list of journo jailers.

Read more about the report at the CPJ web site.

— David Sarno

Comments

[Tara]

That's because they are telling what is actually happening, not kissing rear just to keep their jobs, lol...