The Dangers That The Media Must Face While Covering The War In Libya

Dangerous: Miss Addario, second from left, and Mr Hicks, fifth from the left, take pictures of rebels brandishing some serious weapons. Photo from The Daily Mail

Gaddafi's Forces Target International Journalists In Libya -- The Guardian

New York Times, Getty Images and Agence France-Presse representatives undergo ordeals while reporting inside Libya.

Journalists from across the world have been targeted by Muammar Gaddafi's security forces while reporting a war in which the front lines have often been difficult to define.

Four New York Times journalists were handed over to the Turkish embassy in Tripoli on Monday, six days after being captured in the eastern city of Ajdabiya. The four, whose driver Mohamed Shaglouf is still missing, later described being sexually assaulted and threatened with decapitation by their captors. They were only released after the intervention of diplomats from Turkey, a country that has been eager to help western reporters in trouble in the desert nation.

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Update #1: Painting a target on the press: Libyan war highlights violent attacks on journalists globally -- Brett M. Decker, The Washington Times
Update #2: On the Media: Journalists test the limits of safety for war story -- L.A. Times
Update #3: Reporters Risk Their Lives to Cover Libya Conflict -- Sys.con

My Comment: This post sums up how dangerous it is to now cover a war zone as a correspondent.