http://www.governancenow.com/news/public-reporter/hazards-journalism Hazards of journalism: Assam is the most dangerous state in the country India remains a dangerous country for journalists and even more so for those working in the northeastern state of Assam. While 27 journalists have been killed across India in two decades, Assam alone has lost more than 20 journalists and nobody has been convicted in any of these cases. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international media rights body has recently disclosed that 864 working journalists around the world have been killed in different incidents since 1992. The New York-based media rights body also revealed that India is among the 13 risky countries where governments are unable or unwilling to prosecute the killers.
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