Fewer journalist killed in 208

Paris, Dec 31 : Fewer journalists were killed this year doing their jobs than in 2007 due to a big fall in the number of deaths in Iraq, a media watchdog said on Tuesday.

Sixty journalists around the world died in 2008 down from 86 in 2007, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in an annual report, adding that the decline in fatalities did not signal an improvement in global press freedom.

“The figures may be lower than last year’s, but this should not mask the fact that intimidation and censorship have become more widespread, including in the West,” the RSF report said.

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