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FILE PHOTO: Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif

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

Mourners stand near the coffins of the two journalists working for Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV channel who are said to be killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday in southern Lebanon, as they gather outside the channel's building to offer prayers ahead of their funeral, in Beirut, Lebanon November 22, 2023. Photo by Aziz Taher/REUTERS
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

The US state flag of Oklahoma waving in the wind. Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States
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

The US state flag of Oklahoma waving in the wind. Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States
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

Demonstration to protest against the murder of journalists in Mexico
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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…

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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.

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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.

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Mar 13

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‘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.

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Feb 09

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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…

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