Being reporter “third most dangerous job in China” - Reuters
From Reuters:
Being a reporter is the third most dangerous occupation in China, the official Xinhua news agency said, second only to miners and policemen.
“An increasing number of reporters are obstructed, scolded, even beaten during interviews,” Xinhua said in a late-night report seen on Thursday.
To help journalists injured on the job, a hospital in the northeastern city of Shenyang had set up a foundation, it said. [Full text]
- Read more about violence against journalists in China, via CDT, including a recent case in which an editor died after being beaten by local police officers.
