Journalists as Targets

Journalists get attacked quite a lot in Uganda when covering mostly the frequent protests by opposition politicians. I have seen [in the recent past] footage of this nature on local TV. I am sure getting it wouldn’t be a problem.

Hi Kevin;

You might try to contact the Committee to Protect Journalists, which is based in New York. They may be able to help, and probably put you in touch with people who have the footage you are looking for. Their website is;

www.cpj.org

While we are luckier than most here in the U.S. violence against journalists seems to be on the rise everywhere, so good luck with this project.

JLLP

Video journalist Brad Will from New York, filmed his death during the Oaxaca uprising in 2006:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXaTSS87f6E

Photos of pro-government thugs shooting at Brad:

http://elenemigocomun.net/2006/10/william-bradley-roland-killed-by-oaxaca-paramilitaries/

Hinrich Schultze

http://www.dokumentarfoto.de/

Moses, thank you for your suggestion re Uganda, il take a look through their archives.

We’ve been in touch with CPJ and they have been sending us stats and images.

Hinrich, thank you for the information about Brad Will, il pass it on to the Editor.

All the best,

Kevin.