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'Covering a lawless land': Brazilian journalists on reporting in the Amazon after Dom Phillips’ and Bruno Pereira’s killings

  • Source: CPJ
  • July 28, 2022

"The June murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous issues expert Bruno Pereira, whom police suspect were killed by people with ties to illegal fishing in the Amazon, amounted to a 'nightmare' come true, Brazilian journalist Daniel Camargos, who often covers the Amazon, told CPJ in a phone interview.

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To learn more about how journalists cover and navigate risks in the Amazon, CPJ spoke with Camargos and three other Brazilian journalists who have reported in the region. The interviews have been edited for length and clarity."

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