Exercise your right to free information with these websites, dedicated to supporting freedom of the press. First Amendment Center www.firstamendmentcenter.org Devoted to research, news and analyses of First Amendment issues. Reporters Without Borders www.rsf.org Defends imprisoned and persecuted journalists, gives financial aid to members of the press who need medical care, lawyers and equipment, and fights to improve the safety of journalists. Committee to Protect Journalists www.cpj.org A more than 20-year-old nonprofit that works to defend the rights of journalists by revealing abuses around the globe.
Did You Know ...
• 24 journalists have been killed so far in 2007• 108 journalists have been killed in Iraq since March 2003• 72.8 percent of the journalists who have died on the job since 1992 were murdered• 134 journalists have been imprisoned since Dec. 1, 2006• 243 journalists have been forced into exile since July 2001 Source: Committee to Protect Journalists, www.cpj.org
Journalists In Exile
( A special report from the Committee to Protect Journalists, www.cpj.com )
