Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Is News Worth Risking a Life?

Source: @FreeJamesFoley (Twitter)
Is the thrill of exposing a news story to the world ever worth putting a life at risk?  I've asked myself this question ever since the brutal murders of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff by ISIS in 2014.  Considering I started this University course as an aspiring journalist, I decided to do some research into the dangers of journalism and how often these dangers take lives.  I was shocked at how high the figures are.