First published 2007
Anna Politkovskaya walks into her Moscow apartment building, unaware that an assassin waits in the shadows. The investigative reporter has spent years exposing corruption and violence, making enemies who want her silenced. Across the world, other journalists face similar dangers. Martin Adler captures images in war-torn Mogadishu until a killer steps from the crowd. Atwar Bahjat reports from a bombing site in Samarra when insurgents decide she has seen too much. These reporters work in a world where telling the truth can mean death. From the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to the government crackdowns in China and Latin America, journalists fight to keep information flowing while powerful forces try to stop them. Each story reveals the price of press freedom and the courage required to seek truth in dangerous places.
Genres: politics, non-fiction, journalism, true-crime
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-reporter, true-story
Setting: Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Latin America, Mogadishu, Moscow, Samarra
Period: 2006
323 pages · Paperback · Committee to Protect
Content warnings: violence