207770296 killing the messenger 2013
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Killing The Messenger 2013
An analysis of news media casualties carried out for the International News
Safety Institute by Cardiff School of Journalism1
Country of death Number of deaths
Syria
Iraq
Philippines
India
Pakistan
Somalia
Brazil
Egypt
Colombia
Mexico
Nigeria
Russia
Haiti
Honduras
Guatemala
Libya
Paraguay
South Africa
Kenya
Mali
USA
Yemen
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ivory Coast
China
Ecuador
Uganda
Tanzania
Seychelles
Total
20
16
14
13
9
8
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
134
1 This report does not contain any citizen journalists. The inclusion of citizen journalists and citizen news
networks is currently under review by INSI.
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Country of Origin Number of Deaths
Iraq
Syria
Philippines
India
Pakistan
Somalia
Brazil
Egypt
Columbia
France
Mexico
Nigeria
Honduras
Russia
Guatemala
Haiti
UK
Paraguay
Libya
China
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ecuador
Iran
Ivory Coast
Kenya
South Africa
Uganda
USA
Canada
New Zealand
Yemen
Tanzania
Belgium
Total
17
16
14
13
9
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
134
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Employer/Commissioner Number of deaths
Press
Radio
TV
News agency
Online
Unknown2
Total
45
35
33
12
6
3
134
2 One described only as a young journalist; one with no further information about employer; one freelancer
killed before he took the photograph.
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Professional position Number of deaths
Journalist/Media Worker
Support Worker
Total
128
6
134
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Status in country of death Number of deaths
Local
International
Total
123
11
134
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Context of death Number of deaths
peacetime
national armed conflict
international armed conflict
Total
69
63
2
134
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Cause of death Number of deaths
Shot
Blown up
Other accident3
Road accident
Stabbed
Other non-natural4
Beaten
Strangled
Tortured
Air accident
Total
85
17
9
8
5
5
2
1
1
1
134
3 This includes one boat accident; one construction site accident; one struck by a train; one killed by an elephant.
Natural disasters are also included in this category (one killed in an avalanche and four killed by Typhoon
Haiyan in the Philippines). 4 All cases of violent death where the bodies were found subsequently.
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Perpetrator5 Number of deaths
Unknown assailant(s)
Regular armed forces
Armed militants
Crossfire
Opposition military troops
Government official6
Rioter/demonstrator
Terrorist7
Individual(s)
Total
79
15
10
5
2
1
1
1
1
115
5 This does not include all accidents, and one person killed accidently by mourners at a funeral firing into the
air. 6 Died in custody in Syria.
7 Attack on shopping mall in Kenya.
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Deaths unrelated to war reporting Number of deaths
Accident
Unclear
Unspecified
Investigating crime
Corruption
Politics
Civil unrest
Drugs
Political violence
Total
18
18
8
8
7
5
2
2
1
69
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War/Conflict zone reporting Number of deaths
Unilateral without military/police escort
Unilateral with military/police escort
Unspecified
Embedded
Total
57
3
3
2
65
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Legal outcome8 Number of deaths
No identification + no legal proceedings
Identification of perpetrator
Total
85
3
88
8 This does not include accident victims, those killed in indiscriminate bombing or other fighting, those killed
covering riots or demonstrations, one killed by security forces at a checkpoint, and one killed by accidental fire
at a funeral.