Deadliest war ever: For journalists, Iraq has been the bloodiest conflict in history, with three times as many reporters killed than during both World Wars combined. Whereas two died in WWI, 68 in WWII, 77 in Vietnam and 36 in the Balkans, the war in Iraq has already seen the deaths of 206 journalists and media assistants (two others are still missing and 14 are known to be kidnapped). Around 80 to 90 percent of them are Iraqi, contracted by out-of-country news organizations.

“[W}hat makes Iraq more dangerous than the others is that the deaths are not accidental collateral damage from stray shells or from reporters being caught up in the fighting," The Independent reports. "Instead, many have been specifically targeted because of what they had reported or because they came from the wrong side of the sectarian divide." [Photo via RSF]

The UpTake, Veracified:  Chuck Olsen and his merry band of videobloggers at The UpTake have struck a deal to partner with Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall. The group will be providing video content for Veracifier, dubbed “one of the top political video sites on the planet” by Olsen. He says he can’t say more til the ink is dry, so details to come.

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