Ukraine: Journalists “Are Russia’s First Target”
Numbers of dead and wounded media workers mount as conflict continues.
Numbers of dead and wounded media workers mount as conflict continues.
Despite the crackdown that followed the invasion of Ukraine, journalists carry on the battle for free expression.
“I heard screams, heard others being interrogated. They were simply tortured.”
Both countries have been flooded with incitement alongside deliberate confusion between fiction and historical facts.
As thousands of Ukrainians cross into Moldova, the country fights its own information battles.
“We will contribute with training and with support to help cover the story.”
Scattered, few in number and lacking protective equipment, journalists collaborate to share news across the country.
International and Ukrainian media need to do more to avoid cliché and self-censorship - while giving those in the occupied territories a voice.
Attacked from the east and ignored by the West, the city's plight set a precedent for the coming years of conflict.
Journalists warn that they are being targeted, with little official protection.