Should governments do more to protect journalists?
It's the today and the event's organisers say that too many journalists are being killed for what they do. The most dangerous place was report was Iraq, with 138 killed. Russia came next, with 88 deaths.
Alarmingly, in the last 15 years, according to the , about 85% of all journalists’ murderers faced neither investigation nor prosecution for their crimes.
And the kidnapping of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã correspondent in March has again focussed attention on the grave threats to journalists in conflict zones. Listeners and readers have been signing a petition, to date it has .
Today on World Have Your Say we are asking,
How much you value freedom of the press?
How free do you think it is where you are?
And is press freedom always a good thing?
Who do you trust to deliver your news?
Are governments doing enough to protect journalists?
Would you like to see journalists have special diplomatic status?
Do you work as a journalist and would you share your experiences and views on our programme?
If you'd like to take part to tell us your views, please include your phone number, it will not appear on the site.
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