Top 10 danger zones for journalists - By Fienie Grobler

Global media freedom agency, Reporters Without Borders, have for the first time compiled a list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for the media.

In 2011, a total of 66 journalists were killed world-wide while doing their jobs. Of these, nine were killed in Africa, 20 in the Middle East, 17 in Asia, 18 in the Americas and two in Europe.

That is an increase of 16 percent from 2010, according to the Reporters Without Borders report.

Pakistan was the single deadliest country for a second year, where 10 journalists were killed in 2011.

The number of journalists arrested in 2011 – a total of 1044 – jumped by 95 percent, up from 535 arrests in 2010.

“Overall, 2011 took a heavy toll on media freedom,” states the report, posted on its website, www.en.rsf.org.    Read more