When I see stories like this, I think of this editorial written by Lasantha Wickrematunge, a leading Sri Lankan journalist, to be printed in the event of his be

When I see stories like this, I think of this editorial written by Lasantha Wickrematunge, a leading Sri Lankan journalist, to be printed in the event of his being killed: And Then They Came For Me No other profession calls on its practitioners to lay down their lives for their art save the armed forces and, in Sri Lanka, journalism. In the course of the past few years, the independent media have increasingly come under attack. Electronic and print-media institutions have been burnt, bombed, sealed and coerced. Countless journalists have been harassed, threatened and killed. It has been my honour to belong to all those categories and now especially the last. ... It's a powerful essay that challenges not only authorities but also simplistic hero/villain narratives about them, about journalists, and about their readers. Highly recommended: https://web.archive.org/web/20180120100014/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20090111/editorial-.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20180120100014/http://www.thesun... If you remember nothing else, remember this: The [Sunday] Leader is there for you, be you Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim, low-caste, homosexual, dissident or disabled. Its staff will fight on, unbowed and unafraid, with the courage to which you have become accustomed. Do not take that commitment for granted. Let there be no doubt that whatever sacrifices we journalists make, they are not made for our own glory or enrichment: they are made for you. Whether you deserve their sacrifice is another matter. As for me, God knows I tried.