According to the article, twenty years ago an Algerian journalist, Tahar Djaout, the founder of the independent weekly rupture left his house and approached his car and was eventually killed by gunshots. The individual was shot and killed solely because of the information he provided to the company. From this we can conclude that religious journalism is not safe in society. As the article states, “over the next two decades, hundreds of local and international reporters were targeted for violence in the name of religious faith. The attacks have had a chilling effect on news coverage of religion and the many issues and conflicts surrounding it. Many editors think twice before sending reporters to regions where religious extremists might kidnap or kill them.” Journalists are unable to freely express their ideas, beliefs and factual evidence on paper due to extremists who want to target religious journalists. This provides insight into the fact that the media is not always the wrong one. Society can also be as messed up as the media. Journalists risk their lives to provide fact-based information to society. In exchange they can lose their lives to an extremist who disagrees with their information. The article also states: “Journalists should be free to cover religion without intimidation,” Aidan White, director of the Ethical Journalism Network at the Global Editors Network, told CPJ. “Their decisions should not be determined by fear of violence or prosecution, but by their professional and ethical judgment.” The press in religious journalism is not safe at all. I believe that since this often happens when journalists are attacked, the United States should at least propose a law to protect certain journalists. Once the journalist provides factual information, he should do so
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