The High Cost Of War Reporting

A total of 50 journalists have been killed so far this year according to RSF. © AFP/File

France 24: Crippling costs of war reporting and investigative journalism

PARIS (AFP) - The cost of war reporting and investigative journalism is becoming prohibitive for media outlets, campaigners have warned.

With Internet giants like Google and Facebook soaking up advertising revenue while using the content of traditional media for free, quality journalism has been caught in a double bind, experts say.

At the same time it had become more expensive and dangerous to cover conflict zones, said Jean-Francois Leroy, the head of Visa pour l'Image, one of Europe's most important photojournalism festivals.

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WNU Editor: The old business models that sustained war coverage by news organizations in the past are no longer viable in today's world .... especially from print media. I have noticed this drop in coverage myself .... the sources I used in the past are no longer there, or they are severely limited.