Editing Journalist (section)

== Freedom ==
Journalists sometimes expose themselves to danger, particularly when reporting in areas of [[armed conflict]] or in states that do not respect the [[freedom of the press]]. [[Organizations]] such as the [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] and [[Reporters Without Borders]] publish reports on press freedom and advocate for journalistic freedom. As of December 2024, the committee to Protect Journalists reports that 2253 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992, either by [[murder]] (71%), [[crossfire]] or [[combat]] (17%), or on dangerous assignment (11%). The "ten deadliest countries" for journalists since 1992 have been [[Iraq]] (227 deaths), [[Philippines]] (157), [[Mexico]] (153), [[Israel]] (143), [[Pakistan]] (96), [[Colombia]] (95), [[India]] (89), [[Russia]] (84), [[Somalia]] (81), [[Brazil]] (60), and [[Algeria]] (60).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cpj.org/data/killed/2024/?status=Killed&motiveConfirmed%5B%5D=Confirmed&motiveUnconfirmed%5B%5D=Unconfirmed&type%5B%5D=Journalist&start_year=1992&end_year=2024&group_by=location |title=2253 Journalists Killed |work=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref>

The committee to Protect Journalists also reports that as of 1 December 2010, 145 journalists were jailed worldwide for journalistic activities. Current numbers are even higher. The ten countries with the largest number of currently-imprisoned journalists are [[Turkey]] (95),<ref>{{cite news |title=Number of Jailed Journalists Nearly Doubles in Turkey |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/04/jailed-journalists-nearly-double-in-turkey.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=5 April 2012 |access-date=6 April 2012 }}</ref> [[People's Republic of China|China]] (34), [[Iran]] (34), [[Eritrea]] (17), [[Burma]] (13), [[Uzbekistan]] (6), [[Vietnam]] (5), [[Cuba]] (4), [[Ethiopia]] (4) and [[Sudan]] (3).<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran, China drive prison tally to 14-year high |url=http://cpj.org/reports/2010/12/cpj-journalist-prison-census-iran-china-highest-14-years.php |date=8 December 2010 |work=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]] |access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref>

Apart from physical harm, journalists are harmed psychologically. This applies especially to war reporters, but their editorial offices at home often do not know how to deal appropriately with the reporters they expose to danger. Hence, a systematic and sustainable way of psychological support for traumatized journalists is strongly needed. Few and fragmented support programs exist so far.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/petra-tabeling-crisis-areas-journalists-are-risk-physical-and-psychological-terms |title=Petra Tabeling: In crisis areas, journalists are at risk in physical and psychological terms. |work=D + C |first=Petra |last=Tabeling |date=24 December 2014 |volume=1 |access-date=9 March 2019 |issue=2015 |page=15}}</ref>

On 8 August 2023, Iran's Journalists' Day, Tehran Journalists' Association head Akbar Montajabi noted over 100 journalists arrested amid protests, while HamMihan newspaper exposed repression against 76 media workers since September 2022 following Mahsa Amini's death-triggered mass protests, leading to legal consequences for journalists including Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-08 |title= Scores Of Media Workers Detained In Iran In Latest Protests Honored On Journalists' Day |language=en |work=RFERL ORG |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-detained-journalists-honored/32539425.html|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref>