When journalists are persecuted, we all suffer | Margaret Sullivan

The world is becoming more dangerous for journalists. On this World Press Freedom Day, there are ways to help

Jodie Ginsberg remembers an important lesson from her decade as a Reuters foreign correspondent and bureau chief: there simply is no substitute for being at the scene.

The first and most important source is what journalists see in front of them - their ability to give a firsthand, eyewitness account," says Ginsberg, now the president of Committee to Protect Journalists, the non-profit advocacy organization based in New York City.