Eli5 how the press/reporters stay safe while openly reporting in war zones?

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I know press/reporters aren’t the direct targets of aggressors, and they don’t take up arms, but how do they manage to stay safe while reporting close to the front lines? Why wouldn’t the aggressors target them to reduce reporting of atrocities, if the aggressors are willing to kill anyways?

Edit: thanks for the responses, everyone. I wasn’t aware of how it really is.

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Other than being marked as noncombatants which *should* discourage enemy combatants from attacking them…

They don’t. They often have escorts that help protect them, but it’s basically like any other soldier. They try really hard not to be in the direction of bullets.

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