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 The Journalistic Struggleposted by Charlotte Meyer at 17h52 GMT on Oct 3
According to Margot Wallstrom, the vice-president of the European Commission, 1000 journalists and support staff have died trying to report the news around the world in the past 10 years. That's an average of two a week! Madame Wallstrom reminds us to put faces on the statistics and mentions: "Anna Politkovskaya, Hrant Dink and Terry Lloyd" We wonder what role Margot thinks freedom of speech plays in a democracy? 
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