At least 171 journalists and other news media staff have died as a result of their work around the world so far this year, making 2007 the bloodiest year on record for the industry.
With more than a month still to go before the end of the year, the all-time high of 168 deaths recorded in 2006 was exceeded on Tuesday when at least three editorial staff were killed in Sri Lanka during a military air strike on a radio station.
"This horrible statistic should be regarded as a low point in the safety and welfare of the media profession. We need better protection for media workers worldwide," said the president of the International News Safety Institute (INSI), Chris Cramer.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/greenslade/2007/11/news_deaths_hit_an_alltime_hig.html
Ermmm .... a very interesting Stat - I think I might chat to Mike about a change of Course, something a bit less Dangerous !!
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