Committee to Protect Journalists
801 Journalists Killed since 1992
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Freelance
- Type of Death
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 22% | Broadcast reporter |
| 10% | Camera Operator |
| 9% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 16% | Editor |
| 7% | Photographer |
| 1% | Internet reporter/writer |
| 32% | Print reporter/writer |
| 6% | Producer |
| 4% | Publisher/Owner |
| 2% | Technician |
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Medium * | |
| 2% | Internet |
| 57% | |
| 20% | Radio |
| 26% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 93% | Male |
| 7% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 87% | Local |
| 13% | Foreign |
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Murder Victims | |
| 23% | Taken Captive |
| 34% | Threatened |
| 13% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 18% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 9% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 73% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 89% | Complete impunity |
| 7% | Partial justice |
| 5% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 12% | Criminal group |
| 24% | Government Officials |
| 2% | Local Residents |
| 5% | Military Officials |
| 1% | Mob Violence |
| 7% | Paramilitary Group |
| 31% | Political Group |
| 19% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 4% | Business |
| 21% | Corruption |
| 14% | Crime |
| 8% | Culture |
| 14% | Human Rights |
| 38% | Politics |
| 3% | Sports |
| 35% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 13% | 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.
20 Deadliest Countries
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Recently Killed
Rupert Hamer, Sunday Mirror
January 10, 2010, in an area near Nawa, AfghanistanStanilas Ocloo, Télévision Togolaise
January 9, 2010, in Cabinda province, AngolaValentín Valdés Espinosa, Zócalo de Saltillo
January 8, 2010, in Saltillo, MexicoMichelle Lang, Calgary Herald and Canwest News Service
December 30, 2009, in an area south of Kandahar, AfghanistanMian Iqbal Shah, Peshawar Press Club
December 22, 2009, in Peshawar, PakistanCihan Hayırsevener, Güney Marmara’da Yaşam
December 19, 2009, in Bandirma, TurkeyAbdulkhafar Abdulkadir, freelance
December 3, 2009, in Mogadishu, SomaliaMohamed Amin, Radio Shabelle
December 3, 2009, in Mogadishu, SomaliaHassan Zubeyr, Al-Arabiya
December 3, 2009, in Mogadishu, SomaliaBenjie Adolfo, Gold Star Daily
November 23, 2009, in Ampatuan, PhilippinesMore »
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