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Profiles in Courage:
Every day, journalists around the world risk abduction, jail and death to report the news. The rise of new strategies by terrorists and governments to suppress information has unleashed unprecedented dangers. "Journalists around the world are confronting a hostage-taking epidemic of record proportions," sail Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Here are some of their stories.
Murdered: James Foley:
American photojournalist James Foley was kidnapped in Syria in Nov. 22, 2012, when armed men forced him into a van at gunpoint. A seasoned war correspondent, he had been covering the country's civil war for GlobalPost and Agence France-Presse. In August 2014, he was beheaded on camera by an ISIS militant, who posted the video of his murder online. He was 40 years old.
Murdered: Steven Sotloff:
When American journalist Steven Sotloff (left) crossed the border into Syria on Aug. 4, 2013, his car was stopped at gunpoint, and he was taken hostage. A fearless reporter with a fascination with the Middle East, Sofloff covered the Arab Spring uprisings for Time and other publications. On Sept. 2, 2014, ISIS militants posted a video of his murder online. He was 31. |