VIENNA – The International Press Institute says 52 journalists lost their lives in the first eight months of the year because of their jobs — four fewer than during the same period in 2009.
Alison Bethel McKenzie, interim director of the Vienna-based watchdog, says Mexico led the so-called Death Watch with 10 fatalities through the end of August, followed by Honduras with nine and Pakistan with six.
Last year, a total of 110 journalists perished because of their profession.
Bethel McKenzie spoke Sunday at the opening of an IPI meeting that has drawn more than 300 media staff from around the globe.
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