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Hannah Mitchell / is relatively early for a "medium" as Tribune Solidarity can take stock of his career in his third month of life, can be pedantic and even pretentious. For nearly one hundred days there have been many entries and impressions of the eight people who are part of this recent family, eight heads with various concerns, ways of working, views and life styles, but always with a cloak common: respect for the ethics of journalism.
just 3 months ago we were in the position to initiate a project on social journalism as a mere academic activity, and in this first month of the year beginning in which we can be the final stretch of a wonderful initiative, or the beginning of an arduous professional career. From the beginning we had a decent reference common to hold on and learn from Reporters Without Borders.

To quote the beginning of this writing is pretentious writing stock of Solidarity Tribune path, but necessary to emphasize and acknowledge the RSF, defenders of fundamental rights and informers of the attacks on freedom of expression and the figure of the journalist.

In 2010 with the "information" as hot topic in the information arena thanks to Wikileaks phenomenon and the problems that occurred in Morocco with the practice of journalism by practitioners is a receipt acknowledging the work of this organization, which like every year publishes its report on the state of freedom of expression in the world and who in 2010 has been one of the few entities in host and redirect the contents Wikileaks after the end of your page.

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As every year at this time, the journalists, NGO volunteers, has released its annual report released 'The Journalists, taken as a target or currency' on attacks and attacks experienced by information professionals during the past 2010. The document lists all murder cases and violence suffered by journalists and communication environment over the past year.

Despite the decline in deaths, it still shook the high number of attacked and censored.
The organization reports that in 2010 a total of 57 journalists were killed in separate areas of conflict as they carried out their work. The number is 25% less than last year, with a total of 76 reporters killed. . According to data released by Reporters Without Borders, to 1,374 this year journalists have been assaulted or threatened, down 6% the previous year, when the total number stood at 1,456 professional intimidated. However, this decline is offset by other figures very encouraging: in 2010 increased the number of countries where journalists were attacked, reaching 25 and being Pakistan who heads the rankings.

Also, throughout the year 535 journalists and 152 bloggers have been arrested and 504 media censored. Reached the digital media censorship in 62 countries.

There has been a 55% increase in the number of kidnappings of journalists, with a total of 51 cases compared to 33 in 2009 and 29 in 2008. This dramatic change is the most worrying for . According to the NGO, the trend is that the neutrality of the journalistic mission increasingly respected and not seen the journalist as an "outside observer." The report details the professional hostages "became a bargaining chip", used by criminals to "finance their illegal activities, which governments yield to their demands and deliver your message to the public."

The secretary general of Reporters Without Borders, Jean-François Julliard, said that the main murderers of journalists in the world are "gangs and militias" and called on governments to punish those responsible because otherwise do "will become their accomplices."

With the truth "and cables" on hand

Reporters Without Borders began last December 21 to accommodate Wikileaks to the "censorship" and "persecution" to which is subject portal leaks, and announced the opening of a web "mirror "through which Internet users have access to diplomatic cables released by the portal that has become the armored knight of the XXI century journalism, Julian Assange .

This initiative is part of the defense of freedom of movement of information online and on the principle of protection of journalistic sources. The organization added that attempts to shut down Wikileaks undermine the watchdog role of journalism attributed to the European Convention on Human Rights.

This function needs the protection of sources and the absence of governmental action designed to silence those sources, according to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), quoted by RSF.

The organization recognized that Wikileaks has obtained the documents through "extra-legal procedures," but said that the ECHR rejected the concept of "covering up" when the information disseminated is of general interest. For RSF, Wikileaks documents are of general interest, which justifies its dissemination.

addition, RSF denounced the blockade imposed by Wikileaks payments to various companies such as Mastercard, Visa Europe, Paypal and Bank of America, as well as the freezing of the accounts of Julian Assange decided by the Swiss postal banking Postfinance.

In dates for reflection and gratitude, all our good wishes and long life to defending freedom of expression and the right of free information.