The Scotsman, UK
The number of journalists and other media workers killed doing their job around the world could reach a record high this year, a new report has shown.
The recent deaths of reporters in the Philippines, the Ivory Coast and Nicaragua has taken the total so far this year to over 100, well above the figure for the past few years.
The number of journalists and other media staff killed in Iraq since the start of the conflict has risen to 62, according to figures compiled by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
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