Olson, who called in to the meeting from Honduras, educated students about the range of experiences he has had in his career, from life-threatening reporting to getting started in journalism.
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On Friday, October 28, a Haitian politician killed upon arrival as his suburban home in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Éric Jean-Baptiste was a left-wing candidate in the 2016 presidential race who ran under the minor party Rally of Progressive National Democrats Party (RNDP), according to The Washington Post.
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A recent uptick of violence against journalists in Mexico has helped solidify its status as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, reports The Guardian. The January 31 murder of Roberto Toledo, a videographer for the news website Monitor Michoacan, was the final straw that sparked protests across the country from journalists, advocating for more protection, adds The New York Times.
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Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and BBC journalist Aung Thura, among other media personnel, were released recently from detention in Myanmar. Their release comes after mounting pressure from the international community to release all journalists and cease the media crackdown. Since the February 1 coup that saw the overthrow of its democratically-elected government, a military government controls Myanmar which has cracked down on independent press coverage of protests resisting the new government, ABC News reports.
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In the words of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, “telling the truth comes at a price.” In just the first nine months of this year, 39 journalists were killed. This number is low in comparison to the rest of the last decade, but journalists still face threats and violence despite their special status.
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In early September, Bill Birtles, an Australian foreign correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and China correspondent for ABC, was advised by Australian officials to leave China after the arrest and detention of another foreign journalist, reports The Guardian. Two days later, Beijing state security broke down his door at midnight to tell him that he was part of a national security investigation, was banned from leaving the country, and that he would be contacted the next afternoon to answer questions, reports BBC.
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