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About this quote

What does it mean?
Journalists die in war due to greed and foreign conflict.
In plain terms
Journalists die in war for greed.
What can you take from it?
War harms truth-tellers.

Where it applies

  • conflict zones
  • media coverage
  • reporting on war

Putting it to work

  • supporting press freedom
  • questioning war motives

Questions to consider

  • What protects journalists?
  • Why do wars happen?

Another view

Wars can have complex motivations beyond greed.

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