Grim year for Pakistani journalists

IN Media Watch Briefs | 17/12/2010

Forty-two journalists were killed around the world this year, and Pakistan was the deadliest country of all, according to a study by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The New York-based CPJ said that Pakistan led the list of fatalities with eight, followed by Iraq with four and three each in Honduras and Mexico.The study said that most of the 42 deaths were murders, while 40 percent took place in combat and other dangerous circumstances. Nearly all the victims were local reporters, while six of them were Internet-based journalists.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

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