The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based non-profit organisation, published its report on how safe the world is for journalists.
India has figured in the top 10 countries that are the most dangerous for journalists since 1992 and it has become more dangerous in 2016 as compared to 2015.
While 40 Indian journalists have died since 1992, there have been 27 more who died – but the motive was not ascertained.
In comparison, 57 Pakistani journalists have died in the same time frame, and have had the exact same number of deaths where the motive was not clear.
Killers and Cause
More dangerous assignments killed Pakistani journalists (39 percent) as compared to Indian journalists (33 percent).
Beats Covered
Of all the beats being covered by the journalists, politics and corruption happen to be the biggest reasons behind the deaths in India.
In comparison, corruption is the reason for much fewer deaths in Pakistan.
Crime and human rights beats were covered by 25 percent and 20 percent of the slain journalists, respectively.
Medium Under Threat
Newspapers and televisions have been the two biggest employers of journalists, even if digital journalism has been coming up in the last 3-4 years.
Unsurprisingly, those have been the two mediums which have been the most dangerous for journalists.
In India, 3 percent of journalists from both digital and radio news were killed. In Pakistan, that figure stood at 10 percent and 2 percent respectively.
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