RIP

The New York Times has put together some galleries of gorgeous photos taken by Tim Heatherington and Chris Hondros, who were both killed in Libya yesterday.

I think the danger that journalists face is something that is easily forgotten when we get wrapped up in domestic news and when international coverage is filtered through to us in terms of safe-looking stand ups on TV. Depending on the source, between 44 and 110 journalists were killed last year. The number being killed in war zones is falling, but the number of journalists being threatened, kidnapped and/or killed by repressive elements, be it governments or gangs, is on the rise. Check out annual reports from the Committee to Protect Journalists (44), Reporters Without Borders (57), the International Federation of Journalists (94) and the Press Emblem Campaign (110) for more information.