World Aug 11 Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza airstrike as journalist toll grows By Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Dec 04 Global journalist group says Israel-Hamas war is beyond compare for media deaths About 60 have been killed since the Oct. 7 start of the war, already close to the same number of journalists killed during the entire Vietnam War half a century ago. By Raf Cassert, Associated Press
Politics Apr 19 Oklahoma official who discussed killing journalists resigns A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Nation Apr 18 Oklahoma sheriff taped discussing killing journalists and Black people says comments were illegally recorded An Oklahoma sheriff's office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. By Ken Miller, Associated Press
World Jan 29 Watch 5:14 What’s behind a sharp increase in journalist killings around the world According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 2022 was one of the deadliest years on record for journalists around the globe, with a nearly 50 percent increase in killings from the previous years. Lisa Desjardins speaks to Jodie Ginsberg, president… By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery
Dec 17 2022 has been the deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing a close, with 15 slayings — a perilous situation underlined by a brazen near-miss attack this week on one of the country’s most prominent… Continue reading
Jul 22 Brazil prosecutors charge three suspects in murder of British journalist, Indigenous activist By David Biller, Associated Press Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, according to a statement. Continue reading
Jul 04 Al Jazeera broadcaster killed in West Bank was shot from Israeli military positions, U.S. officials say By Eileen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press U.S. officials say they have concluded that gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but that there was "no reason to believe" her shooting was intentional. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 4:41 ‘The streets are largely abandoned’: On the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine By Jane Ferguson Russian forces continued indiscriminate shelling and artillery fire resulting in civilian deaths, including the death of American journalist Brent Renaud—another American journalist was also wounded. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson reports on the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 7:32 Sharp rise in murders of journalists in Mexico prompts calls for change By Nick Schifrin Journalists reporting on corruption, violence and cartels in Mexico are risking their lives. In the first 40 days of this year, four Mexican journalists were murdered. Of the 133 journalists killed since 2000, nearly 90 percent have gone unpunished. Jan-Albert… Continue watching