UNESCO is hosting a strategic round table on safety in Journalism
On 9 June 2008, UNESCO will host a strategic round table on ``Creating a Global Culture of Safety in Journalism.''
It is deplorable that no concrete measures have been taken to protect the news media after newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge's murder and as a result of the climate of fear, the most independent journalists are fleeing the island, and the most outspoken media are closing, an international media watchdog said.