Journalists are the information line for the people of the United States. Freedom of the press allows the press to express opinions and provide information that cannot even be censored on matters of national security. This creates a topic full of questions and debates about how much people should be able to talk when it comes to wars and conflicts. Laws restricting free speech were passed only because the freedom of the press was not attacked. This freedom of journalism raises the issue of press security. Every year journalists come under fire from the areas they report from. Journalists travel around the world to combat zones and areas of prejudice. They dare to enter countries even using disguises, and yet there are journalists who die due to the acts of these foreign countries. They can end up like the TV show Locked Up Abroad or even die. They also face the experience of losing members of the team they go with. Through their desire to publish world events, journalists face death and capture as well as psychological problems resulting from reporting on war. To protect themselves, journalists should undergo non-governmental militaristic training to preserve their lives and freedom of the press. These issues affect American citizens and are of the utmost importance as well as controversial. Journalists can be considered the defenders of public knowledge. No matter what the problem, they always seem to be there on the scene reporting on the action. This is dangerous work and can lead to death. Over the past twenty-five years, two hundred and seventy-six journalists have been killed in just five conflicts considered the deadliest (IMAGE). That number represents ordinary citizens, right in the middle of the card, so that journalists are better equipped to deal with the terrain. It may also be able to help with PTSD to some extent. These courses allow the journalist to know the best way to respond to situations so as not to feel helpless. It is programs like this that can help protect not only journalists but also their freedom of the press. Through research on war journalists, the traumatic experiences they face to bring information to the public are evident. Their encounters with death, capture and psychological stress are issues they deal with, and non-governmental training will enable them to assist with this stress and with the preservation of press freedom. This is the best-case scenario for keeping the United States well-informed and preserving the safety of its citizens.