Journalists become increasing 'targets' for killings: watchdog

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Dec 19 2018 | 2:20 PM IST

Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war and conflict declined, a media watchdog said Wednesday.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were "singled out for murder."

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First Published: Dec 19 2018 | 2:20 PM IST

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