Teaching Journalists How to Survive
Journalists provide a vital public service, but they should not have to give up their lives to do it. We must not only seek justice for the brave journalists who have died in the line of duty, but also give current and future journalists the tools they need to stay safe.
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ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE – In 2014, two years after kidnapping my son, James Wright Foley, while he was working as a freelance correspondent in Syria, the Islamic State tortured and killed him. Jim’s murder underscored the extraordinary risks journalists take to report the news in dangerous areas – and the need for stronger action to protect them.