Include training on safety in journalism to equip scribes

Parliamentary journalists follow proceedings Parliament on Thursday 18/12/14 during the Security Amendment Bill. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]

The ‘World Trends in GLOBAL REPORT 2017/2018, on Freedom of and Expression Media Development’ released by UNESCO has some shocking findings. The report states that at least two journalists are killed every week around the world. What is more despairing than the fact that 90% of these crimes against journalists go unpunished? Many of those that are targeted are local journalists. 92% of those killed in a country are local Journalists, not foreigners!