2INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMEngland and France, published long news account known as the relations. It was during the 1600the idea of the printing press emerged in Germany and the national governments of England andFrance started printing the newsletters. It was during the 17th century that the newsletters werepublished through the established channels (Díaz-Noci 2013). The newspaper has always been aprimary medium for the journalist during the 18th century, the television and the radio during the20th century and the internet during the 21st century. With developments in the styles ofjournalistic reporting, journalism has gradually become more unsafe. The reporting stylesinclude objective reporting, interpretative reporting, investigative reporting and crime reporting.Journalism and the Unsafe EnvironmentJournalist unlike the past is more progressive these days but the worrying patterns lies inthe eroding freedom of press that has led to the violence against the journalists, ownershipconcentration and the repressive legislation that has put strain on freedom, safety and thejournalistic independence. According to Danilevskii and Woodburn (2013), in Europe, thewidespread threat for the safety of the journalist remains in the police violence against thejournalists undertaking any demonstrations. This issue was prevalent during the Gezi event inrelation to the Turkish government where the police made use of excessive force against thejournalist and the demonstrators who were not only injured but also faced equipment damage(Kaymas 2014). In Ukraine, too there were also heightened tensions during February where closeto hundred journalists faced the attack with usage of rubber bullets and stun grenades (Nygren etal. 2018). Even some journalist were not only beaten but also shot in the face or the eye. Duringone of the demonstrations, a journalist shot lethally in chest by some unknown thugs. SinceFebruary 2013, Europe reported the death of close to five journalists. In Bosnia, the policetreated some of the television operators and journalist tried to cover the demonstrations against

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