to the risks taken by many journalists [such as Abdul Rohani and Nasteh Dahir Faraah] in the course of their work. He said: "The implicit contract, whereby journalists place their lives at risk to help us understand the world and its events better, needs to be reaffirmed.
"At moments like this that sacrifice is properly valued and the loss is widely shared."
The sculpture, entitled Breathing, is by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.
It was specially commissioned and selected as a result of an international competition for the BBC's public art scheme.
The BBC also commissioned a poem to complement the structure by ex-war correspondent and poet, James Fenton.
from BBC News: Killed reporters' memorial opens
also BBC News: Poem for murdered journalists
also BBC News: Reporters' memorial in full
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