More than a thousand journalists died bringing you the news

TIME reports than over a thousand journalists, and support staff died while on the job over the last decade, according to a report from the International News Safety Institute.

Most of those killed were men who died in their home countries. Nearly half were shot. Others were blown up, beaten to death, stabbed, tortured, or decapitated.

I were surprised by the high numbers of causalities, and think this is an unpleasant reminder to all of us. We need to respect the people who are bringing us the news, and those willing to give their life in the process.

The report shows that 2006 were the deadliest year. I think it is far to draw a conclusion between the numbers, and the Iraq war… No mater what the reasons were, when nearly five hundred journalists where shot during a period of ten years, there is something wrong. I personally do not believe in war, nor violence as a solution to any problem. And I believe even stronger in the press' right to get access to all information, to be given the opportunities to report from any angle, and to cover everything that people need to be made aware of.

Wars, governments, and the world in general need to be made as transparent as possible. So the people (and not only the one's in charge) can make the right decisions.

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