Summary: On The Listening Post this week: Ten Afghan journalists killed in a single day. Plus, the human rights issue in the US that most Americans have never heard of, solitary confinement. The deadliest day for Afghanistan's media The Afghan journalists rushing to the site of an explosion two weeks ago in Kabul were trying to cover the news. They didn't realise it was set up. In the aftermath, a second suicide bomber, disguised as a news cameraman, detonated his device. The attacks, claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, known as ISIS), left 29 people dead, including 9 journalists. Another Afghan reporter was shot dead that same day and the carnage was a brutal reminder of the perils of being in the news business in Afghanistan. Contributors: Najib Sharifi, director, Afghan Journalists Safety Committee Parwiz Shamal, head of news, TOLO News Parwiz Kawa, editor-in-chief, Hasht e Subh Daily newspaper Malali Bashir, journalist, Radio Azadi On our radar Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Johanna Hoes about the buyout of a newspaper in Cambodia - the Phnom Penh Post, that has lead to mass resignations. They also hear from Erin Handley, a former reporter for that paper. Solitary confinement in the US The numbers are hard to nail down, but somewhere in the region of 85 thousand prisoners in American jails are currently being held solitary confinement. The limited coverage of this issue in the US news media - comes down, mostly, to access. The prisons rarely let reporters in to do those stories. The Listening Post's Marcela Pizarro looks at the coverage of Americans in isolation - and one journalist who has bypassed prison authorities - by using the post office and turning prisoners into reporters. Contributors: James Ridgeway, Solitary Watch Johnny Perez, advisor, US Commission on Civil Rights Ricky Jones, radio host, ‘Unlocked’ David Fathi, national prison Project, ACLU - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
