in 2001 / Motive Confirmed
| Name | Organization | Date | Location | Type of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel Zerrouk | Al-Rai | June 14, 2001 | Algeria | Dangerous Assignment |
| Azizullah Haidari | Reuters | November 19, 2001 | Afghanistan | Murder |
| Brignol Lindor | Radio Echo 2000 | December 3, 2001 | Haiti | Murder |
| Candelario Cayona | Radio DXLL | May 30, 2001 | Philippines | Murder |
| Eduard Markevich | Novy Reft | September 18, 2001 | Russia | Murder |
| Fadila Nejma | Echourouk | June 14, 2001 | Algeria | Dangerous Assignment |
| Feng Zhaoxia | Gejie Daobao | January 15, 2001 | China | Murder |
| Flavio Bedoya | Voz | April 27, 2001 | Colombia | Murder |
| Georgy Sanaya | Rustavi-2 | July 26, 2001 | Georgia | Murder |
| Gundars Matiss | Kurzeme Vards | November 28, 2001 | Latvia | Murder |
| Harry Burton | Reuters Television | November 19, 2001 | Afghanistan | Murder |
| Igor Aleksandrov | Tor | July 7, 2001 | Ukraine | Murder |
| Johanne Sutton | Radio France Internationale | November 11, 2001 | Afghanistan | Crossfire |
| Jorge Enrique Urbano Sánchez | Mar Estéreo | July 8, 2001 | Colombia | Murder |
| Jorge Mynor Alegría Armendáriz | Radio Amatique | September 5, 2001 | Guatemala | Murder |
| José Duviel Vásquez Arias | La Voz de la Selva | July 6, 2001 | Colombia | Murder |
| José Luis Ortega Mata | Semanario de Ojinaga | February 19, 2001 | Mexico | Murder |
| Juan Carlos Encinas | Freelancer | July 29, 2001 | Bolivia | Dangerous Assignment |
| Julio Fuentes | El Mundo | November 19, 2001 | Afghanistan | Murder |
| Kaset Puengpak | Thai Rath | May 2, 2001 | Thailand | Murder |