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We hate bad news. We hate news we don't agree with. We hate news we perceive to be slanted against our own beliefs. We hate the feeling that our values are being attacked by the news. Monday was World Press Freedom Day. I know, I know, every day is a celebration of something and more often than not it is something inane like national cheeseburger day or veggie tacos or tortoises or something like that. But, despite how you may personally feel about the media, this one is important. A journalism professor once told me that without the media watching and asking questions then the government c...

2021-02-03 14:36:44 GMT2021-02-03 22:36:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close GENEVA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 735 journalists have died from COVID-19 in 63 countries in 11 months, or 66 per month on average, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Wednesday. According to a PEC press release, of all the journalists who have died from COVID-19 since March 1, 2020, Latin America leads with 375 victims, Asia follows with 148 dead, ahead of Europe 137, North America 39 and Africa 36. The largest increases in the number of victims during the month of January 202...