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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, 2015 Edition
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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, 2015 Edition

by Committee to Protect Journalists
April 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 18m
English
Bloomberg Press
Content preview from Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, 2015 Edition

1. Going It Alone: More Freelancers Means Less Support, Greater Danger

By Robert Mahoney

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A female reporter runs with a rebel fighter while evading snipers near Aleppo, Syria, October 10, 2014.

Source: Reuters/Jalal Al-Mamo

Matthieu Aikins probably wouldn’t saunter into Afghanistan again in the way he did six years ago.

“I did a classic ‘pitch up with your backpack and notebook in a war zone’ thing as a freelancer,” said the Kabul-based Canadian journalist. “I took some fairly reckless risks in the beginning without much of a clue about what I was doing or connections to people who could advise me.”

Aikins not only survived, he actually ...

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