"Silenced for Their Work: Journalists Are at Risk Throughout the World" - Abi Wright - IRE Journal
"Silenced for Their Work: Journalists Are at Risk Throughout the World" - Abi Wright - IRE Journal
by: Abi Wright |
publication date: March 1, 2003 |
Publication: IRE Journal | volume: 26 | journal issue: 2 | pages: 31
". . .Tim Lopes, 50, was a TV news reporter investigating a story about traffickers abusing drugs and minors in Brazil's favela, or slums. . .He was filming undercover when he was discovered to be a reporter. According to two suspects, Lopes was kidnapped, beaten, shot in the feet to keep him from escaping, and sentenced to death at a mock trial. . ."
Abi Wright discusses the risks journalists face while trying to get a story.
Copyrighted, used with permission. Courtesy of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE).