76 journalists to a greater extent than or less the earth were killed inwards 2018. The Committee to Protect Journalists' database includes journalists who were murdered inwards the final 12 months as well as every bit good journalists who were killed inwards activity (from crossfire or scrap on assignment).
Afghanistan, United Mexican States as well as Syria, receptively, were the iii countries where the virtually journalists were killed inwards 2018. The CPJ's 2018 Map of Journalism Deaths includes 4 motive confirmed murders of journalists inwards the U.S. of A. inwards the final year. All 4 of these deaths were from the assail on the Capital Gazette. On June 28th Jarrod Ramos shot as well as killed 5 employees of the Gazette inwards Annapolis, Maryland. Four of the victims were journalists working for the newspaper, the other victim was a sales assistant.
The CPJ map includes a lay out of filters which permit yous to explore the database of journalist deaths past times place as well as type of death. The map every bit good includes a appointment filter which allows yous to conduct compare the year's map of journalist deaths amongst maps for previous years (going dorsum to 1992).
