An annual report from the Institute for International Press released in March echoed Panfilov's remarks, calling Russia, with its murders and frequents violence and intimidation, a very dangerous workplace for a journalist. The conflict in Chechnya called attention specifically to the Russian government's treatment of the media in connection with the Babistky affair and other attacks by Russian forces on foreign journalists who had restricted access to the Caucasus region. Andrei Babitsky, a Moscow radio journalist arrested in Grozny by Russian troops, accused his captors of beating him and torturing Chechen captives. He was the only journalist left in the region during the last weeks of the campaign. Russian journalists get killed ours sit in the king's palace, drinking fine wine, laughing at his jokes, and strategically planning what the American people can and cannot see on television.
First journalists are sneaky and evasive.
They are good at doing coverups. So when the troops could hit them, you would know they were combat ready. Secondly jouralists make very loud noises when hit. They can he heard for miles. Scoring would be easy.