Most Murdered Journalists Killed For Reporting

By: The Committee to Protect Journalists of New York said Tuesday that the majority of journalists killed during the last decade lost their lives in "direct reprisal for their reporting."

CPJ studied 389 murders of journalists between 1992 and 2001. Only 16% died in cross fire while 77% were specifically targeted in response to their work.

CPJ also found that in 95% of the cases, no suspects were arrested or prosecuted.

The single deadliest year of the last decade for reporters was 1994, CPJ said, when 66 journalists lost their lives in the line of duty. The deadliest countries for journalists during the last 10 years were Algeria, Russia, Colombia, the Balkans, and Turkey.

Fifty cameramen and photographers were killed, as were 49 radio reporters.

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