Self-Protection
Manual for Journalists
Do
not wear military fatigues, make deals
in exchange for information, or carry
messages to conflict zones are just a
few of the recommendations contained
in a new manual for journalists in
Colombia, where 36 reporters have been
killed since 1995.
Amidst a debate on the complex
relations between the media and
Colombia's four-decade conflict, the
Foundation for Freedom of the Press
(FLIP) published the manual, aimed at
keeping journalists safe from attacks
by the armed factions involved in the
civil war. >more
