A new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists found that at least 55 journalists were killed this year in direct connection to their work. The most violent country was Iraq where 32 journalists lost their lives. [rush transcript included] Today, on our last broadcast for 2006 - Democracy Now! takes a look at the number of journalists killed this past year. A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists finds 2006 to be one of the most dangerous years for journalists ever -- 55 journalists were killed in direct connection to their work. In Iraq alone, violence claimed the lives of 32 journalists. It was the highest yearly death toll recorded by the organization so far in Iraq or, in fact, any country in a single year. Murder was the leading cause of journalist deaths around the world. The CPJ report determined that less than 15 percent of journalist murders result in convictions of their perpetrators. * Frank Smyth, Journalist Security Coordinator for Committee To Protect Journalists