Marked for Death [Elektronisk resurs] : Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places.

• CONTENTS; Introduction: The Psychology of Sacrifice; 1. Small Town, Big Hell: Guillermo Bravo Vega, Colombia; 2. I Grew Up on Bullets: Marlene Garcia-Esperat, Philippines; 3. Jewel Moon and the Human Universe: Manik Chandra Saha, Bangladesh; 4. Anna Had No Roof: Anna Politkovskaya, Russia; 5. The Boys from Car City: Valery Ivanov and Alexei Sidorov, Russia; 6. Solid Khalid: Khalid W. Hassan, Iraq; Conclusion: Journalism as an Act of Courage; Source Notes; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits;. 

• Worldwide, nearly three-quarters of journalists who die on assignment are targeted and assassinated for their dogged pursuit of important stories of injustice. In Marked for Death , Terry Gould brings this statistic to life by documenting the lives of seven journalists, in Colombia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Russia, and Iraq, who had the guts to keep telling the truth in the face of threats from terrorists, corrupt politicians, gangsters, and paramilitary leaders. Gould brings us the lovers, colleagues, rivals, critics, and even the accused murderers of these courageous men and women, searc 

Ämnesord

Journalists -- Biography. 

Journalists -- Death. 

Journalists -- Violence against. 

Genre

Electronic books.  (LCSH)

Klassifikation

PN4820 .G69 2009 (LCC)

070.92/2070.922 (DDC)

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