43 Journalists Killed Around World in 2011, CPJ Reports
Forty-three journalists were killed around the world in direct relation to their work in 2011, with Pakistan marking the heaviest losses with seven deaths, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists year-end survey.
“Targeted murders declined while deaths during dangerous assignments such as the coverage of street protests reached their highest level on record. Photographers and camera operators, often the most vulnerable during violent unrest, died at rates more than twice the historical average,” CPJfound.
Five journalists died in Libya and Iraq and at least three in Mexico. CPJ is investigating another 35 deaths in 2011 to determine whether they were work-related.
“Eight journalists died in combat situations in 2011, most of them during the Libyan revolution. The victims included the internationally acclaimed photojournalists Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington, who were killed by a mortar round in the western city of Misurata, and Ali Hassan al-Jaber, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera who was shot outside Benghazi by forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi,” the report said.
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