110 Journalists Killed on Dangerous Assignment since 1992
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2012
1992
Statistical Analysis
Job *
18% Broadcast reporter 24% Camera Operator 1% Columnist / Commentator 5% Editor 12% Photographer 5% Internet reporter/writer 36% Print reporter/writer 4% Producer 1% Publisher/Owner 5% Technician
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Medium *
9% Internet 54% Print 9% Radio 36% Television
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Local / Foreign
88% Local 12% Foreign
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Beats Covered by Victims *
6% Business 4% Corruption 6% Crime 12% Culture 25% Human Rights 54% Politics 2% Sports 22% War
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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.
10 Deadliest Countries
Portraits of Journalists Killed on Dangerous Assignment
Gilles Jacquier , France 2,
January 11, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Basil al-Sayed , Freelance,
December 27, 2011, in Homs, Syria
Gelson Domingos da Silva , Bandeirantes TV,
November 6, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Noramfaizul Mohd , Bernama TV,
September 2, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Karim Fakhrawi , Al-Wasat ,
April 12, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain
Sabah al-Bazi , Al-Arabiya,
March 29, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq
Lucas Mebrouk Dolega , European Pressphoto Agency,
January 17, 2011, in Tunis, Tunisia
Carlos Alberto Guajardo Romero , Expreso Matamoros ,
November 5, 2010, in Matamoros, Mexico
Fabio Polenghi , freelance,
May 19, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand
Germain Cyrille Ngota Ngota , Cameroon Express ,
April 22, 2010, in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Hiro Muramoto , Reuters,
April 10, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand
Stanislas Ocloo , Télévision Togolaise,
January 9, 2010, in Cabinda province, Angola
Sultan Mohammed Munadi , The New York Times ,
September 9, 2009, in an area near Kunduz, Afghanistan
Omidreza Mirsayafi , Rooznegar ,
March 18, 2009, in Tehran, Iran
Ando Ratovonirina , Radio Télévision Analamanga,
February 7, 2009, in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Ashok Sodhi , Daily Excelsior ,
May 11, 2008, in Samba, India
Carsten Thomassen , Dagbladet ,
January 15, 2008, in Kabul, Afghanistan
Kenji Nagai , APF News,
September 27, 2007, in Rangoon, Burma
Fesshaye "Joshua" Yohannes , Setit ,
on an unknown date (death disclosed February 2007), in unknown location, Eritrea
Bradley Will , freelance,
October 27, 2006, in Santa Lucía del Camino, Mexico
Adlan Khasanov , Reuters,
May 9, 2004, in Grozny, Russia
Ricardo Ortega , Antena 3,
March 7, 2004, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
William Biggart , freelance,
September 11, 2001, in New York City, USA
Pradeep Bhatia , The Hindustan Times ,
August 10, 2000, in Srinagar, India
Vincent Rodriguez , DZMM Radio,
May 23, 2000, in Sasmuan, Philippines
Roberto Martínez , Prensa Libre ,
April 27, 2000, in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aleksandr Sidelnikov , Lennauchfilm Studio,
October 4, 1993, in Moscow, Russia
Rory Peck , ARD Television Company,
October 3, 1993, in Moscow, Russia
Shirindzhon Amirdzhonov , Tajikistan Radio,
May 7, 1992, in 1992, Tajikistan