we ve learned in that case those journalists have been released. this is another example of why it is a dangerous time to be a journalist in many parts of the globe. take a look at this data from the committee to protect journalists. it shows you back from 1992 up until 2018. the number of journalists either killed or imprisoned or missing. you d like to see the graph trending downward. instead, it s trending upward. 2016, 2017, 2018 being three of the most dangerous years. it s not just measured that way. you can also look at journalists who are denied access to government events. there are lots of different examples of the press being limited. and lots of different ways. and that s something that cpj tracks every day. right now i m joined by the executive director and kathleen carol, the current board chair. they were in a meeting this week with vice president pence. let s start there. i know you ve been seeking this