UNESCO's safety of journalists agenda: What impact?

Mention journalists' safety in a conversation, and the spontaneous mental image is often that of a war correspondent. However, in 2017 at least, 55 per cent of the killings of journalists registered by UNESCO were not in countries with significant armed conflict (UNESCO, 2018a). In addition, and as is increasingly and painfully evident, safety encompasses not just the brutality of killings and other assaults. There are countless more attacks that inflict severe psychological damage, and there are also increasing attacks on news websites.