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Committee to Protect Journalists
24 Journalists Killed in 1998/Motive Confirmed
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 25% | Broadcast reporter |
| 8% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 33% | Editor |
| 33% | Print reporter/writer |
| 8% | Publisher/Owner |
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Medium * | |
| 71% | |
| 21% | Radio |
| 17% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 92% | Male |
| 8% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 88% | Local |
| 13% | Foreign |
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Murder Victims | |
| 14% | Taken Captive |
| 38% | Threatened |
| 10% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 8% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 4% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 88% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 76% | Complete impunity |
| 14% | Partial justice |
| 10% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 10% | Criminal group |
| 24% | Government Officials |
| 5% | Local Residents |
| 19% | Military Officials |
| 10% | Paramilitary Group |
| 14% | Political Group |
| 19% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 4% | Business |
| 46% | Corruption |
| 21% | Crime |
| 4% | Culture |
| 13% | Human Rights |
| 38% | Politics |
| 4% | Sports |
| 8% | War |
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Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
Deadliest Countries in 1998
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24 Journalists Killed in 1998/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedPhilip True, San Antonio Express-News
December 15, 1998, in Jalisco, MexicoNorbert Zongo, L'indepéndent
December 13, 1998, in Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoTara Singh Hayer, Indo-Canadian Times
November 18, 1998, in Vancouver, CanadaOkezie Amaruben, Newsservice
September 2, 1998, in Enugu, NigeriaSaiful Alam Mukul, Daily Runner
August 30, 1998, in Jessore, BangladeshFabien Fortuné Bitoumbo, Radio Liberté
August 29, 1998, in Mindouli, Republic of CongoAnatoly Levin-Utkin, Yurichichesky Peterburg Segodnya
August 24, 1998, in St. Petersburg, RussiaAmparo Leonor Jiménez Pallares, "QAP" and "En Vivo"
August 11, 1998, in Valledupar, ColombiaMahmoud Saremi, Iranian News Agency (IRNA)
August 8, 1998, in Mazar-i-Sharif, AfghanistanLarisa Yudina, Sovietskaya Kalmykia Segodnya
June 8, 1998, in Elista, RussiaSimao Roberto, Journal de Angola
June 5, 1998, in Luanda, AngolaGeorgy Chanya, Resonants
May 26, 1998, in Gali, GeorgiaBernabé Cortés Valderrama, Noticias CVN
May 19, 1998, in Cali, ColombiaNelson Carvajal Carvajal, Radio Sur
April 16, 1998, in Pitalito, ColombiaEdward Smith, BBC
April 13, 1998, in Banbanduhun, Sierra LeoneRey Bancayrin, Radio DXLL
March 30, 1998, in Zamboanga City, PhilippinesJosé Carlos Mesquita, TV Ouro Verde
March 10, 1998, in Ouro Preto do Oeste, BrazilTunde Oladepo, The Guardian
February 26, 1998, in Abeokuta, NigeriaOscar García Calderón, El Espectador
February 22, 1998, in Bogotá, ColombiaLuis Mario García Rodríguez, La Tarde
February 12, 1998, in Mexico City, MexicoAbay Hailu, Agiere
February 9, 1998, in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaWilson Ndayambadje, National Rwanda Radio and TV
January 28 1998, in Gisenyi, RwandaManoel Leal de Oliveira, A Regiao
January 14, 1998, in Itabuna, BrazilSayomchai Vijitwittayapong, Matichon
January 10, 1998, in Phichit, Thailand13 Journalists Killed in 1998/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedMajid Sharif, Iran-e-Farda
November 24, 1998, in Tehran, IranJosé Arturo Guapacha, El Panorama
October 18, 1998, in Cartago, ColombiaSaúl Alcaraz, Instituto Mi Río
October 14, 1998, in Medellín, ColombiaNéstor Villar Jiménez, Former journalist
September 11, 1998, in Villavicencio, ColombiaBelmonde Magloire Missinhoun, La Pointe Congo
September 3, 1998, in Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of the CongoCarlos Mavroleon, Freelancer
August 27, 1998, in Peshawar, PakistanTesfaye Tadesse, Mestawet and Lubar
June 7, 1998, in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaNelson Catipay, DXMY Radio
April 16, 1998, in Cotabato City, PhilippinesJosé Amaya Jacinto, Radio Satélite
April 6, 1998, in La Unión, PeruIsabel Chumpitaz Panta, Radio Satélite
April 6, 1998, in La Unión, PeruIvan Fedyunin, Bryanskie Izvestia
March 31, 1998, in Bryansk, RussiaJosé Abel Salazar Serna, Radio journalist
March 14, 1998, in Manizales, ColombiaDidier Aristizábal Galeano, Radio journalist
March 2, 1998, in Cali, ColombiaCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
