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This topic matters because informing the public about current event is extremely important. Having citizens receive information pertaining to their life can be vital for the population to succeed. In order to inform the public about these event journalists must receive the information and distribute it to readers or viewers. Protecting these journalists from harm is a crucial part of keeping the public informed. In many foreign countries, journalists are being attacked and even killed for trying to distribute information. Having the freedom of press is can save people's lives and create a better community of informed citizens.

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Stephen E. Towne- This author is an expert of the Civil War Era and has written several papers about events and aspects within the Civil War. In his article "Killing the Serpent Speedily," He writes about how Confederate journalists were suppressed because they were not covered by the Union's first amendment that secured journalists freedom of press

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Jean Folkerts- This author has written several articles about the history of journalism. She has extensive education from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and George Washington University. She is now a Professor and an author of many research Papers
Tania Lara- This journalists writes about attacks associated with journalism for the University of Texas at Austin
Dr Kenneth Payne- This author has written several books and he is a distinguished lecturer at King's College. He received his doctorate from Oxford and has written several research articles.
Matt Swayne- this expert has written several books and articles. He attended Penn State. This author wrote an article about how journalism in America was impacted in a good way during the Civil War era. An opposing view to his research would relate the Stephen E. Towne's Civil war research.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/19N6yl0MHN04v1HEEa9IbuarXIuFeKlFPRp0KEC5050s/edit?usp=sharing

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I will start out with a claim and then move into my body paragraphs. The information will be presented in chronological order starting with attacks from earlier times, the laws later created to stop the attacks and then how journalists are being attacked currently

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Journalism is an aspect of society and history. Everything we know about the past has come from journalists from that time period. As time went on leaders, such as dictators, made journalists approve their work in order to make sure that the journalists were only exposing information that they wanted the public to know. Journalists were being suppressed and attacked for exposing accurate information. After the Enlightenment period revolutionary thinkers created a Constitution along with a Bill of Rights that guaranteed citizens the freedom of press. More countries started to adopt freedom of press to create a more democratic society and to give legal security to journalists. In present day some countries still have not adopted this principle and journalists are being suppressed, attacked and even murdered.

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I will be researching and exploring the historical and cultural aspects of attacks on journalists. This will include past and current events regarding this issue.

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For the project my topic is about attacks on journalists. This would include wounding or assaulting journalists, buildings being damaged or raided, and non-journalists employees of a news outlet getting wounded or attacked. Killings, censorship, abduction, harassment, imprisonment and threats are part of attacks on journalists.