August 5, 2019
BY Mexico News Daily
Gunman shoots and kills journalist, municipal official in Zihuatanejo
A Guerrero journalist who was also worked as a local official was murdered Friday in the tourist destination of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero.
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August 5, 2019
BY the Guardian
Third Mexican journalist killed in a week amid record murder rate
An investigation has been launched into the death of a reporter in the Mexican state of Veracruz after he became the third journalist to be murdered in a week.
August 5, 2019
BY Mexico News Daily
Guerrero crime beat journalist murdered in Morelos
The body of a Guerrero journalist was found in the trunk of a car on Tuesday night in Morelos, bringing the number of reporters who have lost their lives in Mexico this year to seven.
July 31, 2019
BY Africa Feeds
Nigerian journalist killed during protest
A 23-year-old trainee journalist with Nigerian Television station Channels TV was killed on Monday after he was hit by a stray bullet.
July 31, 2019
BY TRT World
Citizen journalist among 17 killed in northwest Syria
A young citizen journalist was among at least 17 civilians killed in air raids on Syria's rebel-held Idlib region on Sunday, rescue workers and a monitor said, as he filmed the bombardment of the battered enclave.
July 15, 2019
BY Reuters
Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, two journalists confirmed dead
A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an upcoming regional election and was followed by gunfire, police said, adding that the death toll could be high.
July 15, 2019
BY All Africa
Tanzanian Media House Loses Five Journalists in Horror Car Crash
Seven people, among them five journalists from Azam Media Group, were on Monday killed in a road accident at Shelui area in Tanzania.
July 15, 2019
BY al Jazeera
Radio journalist killed in the Philippine island of Mindanao
A radio host from the southern Philippine island of Mindanao was shot dead late on Wednesday, according to an organisation of journalists, becoming the latest victim in a wave of killings in the country.
July 15, 2019
BY AP
Afghan police: Radio journalist killed in eastern province
Afghan police say a radio journalist has been killed in the eastern Paktia province.
July 3, 2019
BY CPJ
Pakistani journalist Muhammad Bilal Khan stabbed to death
Pakistani authorities should swiftly investigate the killing of journalist Muhammad Bilal Khan in Islamabad to determine the motive and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
July 3, 2019
BY CPJ
Syrian photojournalist Amjad Hassan Bakir killed in suspected regime missile strike
The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of Syrian photojournalist Amjad Hassan Bakir and urged all the parties to the ongoing Syrian conflict to guarantee the safety of civilians, including journalists.
July 3, 2019
BY Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
Second journalist killed in Maricá in the state of Rio de Janeiro in less than one month
The director of a news site in Maricá, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, was killed on June 18. Romário da Silva Barros, 31, was inside his car when he was shot three times, according to G1.
June 14, 2019
BY Knight Center
Community radio journalist focused on peace-related issues is killed in southern Colombia
Colombian journalist José Libardo Montenegro, of the community radio station Samaniego Estéreo, was killed on the night of June 11 in the municipality of Samaniego, in the department of Nariño, in the southern part of the country.
June 14, 2019
BY Washington Post
Journalist killed in southern Mexico, another kidnapped
A reporter was shot dead in the southern state of Tabasco, her newspaper said Wednesday, the latest in a string of journalist killings in one of the world’s most lethal countries for the profession. Another reporter was kidnapped by a pair of armed men in the nearby state of Veracruz.
June 14, 2019
BY Al Jazeera
Journalists in Haiti demand protection after reporter's killing
Media organisations in Haiti demanded police protection on Tuesday after the killing of a radio journalist who reported on corruption allegations against President Jovenel Moise's administration.
June 14, 2019
BY CPJ
Brazilian journalist Robson Giorno shot and killed in Rio de Janeiro state
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro must make every effort to find and prosecute those responsible for the killing of journalist Robson Giorno, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
May 30, 2019
BY RSF
TV reporter killed by mine in Chad
Obed Nangbatna, a reporter and cameraman for the Chadian national TV broadcaster, Télé Tchad, was fatally wounded on 25 May when the military vehicle he was travelling in ran over a mine. The four soldiers travelling in the same vehicle were also killed.
May 30, 2019
BY Al Jazeera
Mexican journalist under government protection plan shot dead
A Mexican journalist enrolled in a federal protection programme has been shot dead, the fifth reporter to be killed this year in one of the most dangerous countries for the press.
May 15, 2019
BY AFP
Radio journalist murdered in southern Mexico
A journalist who founded a community radio station in an indigenous region in southern Mexico was shot dead, the fourth reporter murdered in the country this year, officials said Friday.
May 3, 2019
BY Cilla Benkö
Free speech not a given on World Press Freedom Day
In Sweden, we have a long tradition of freedom of expression and freedom of the press, but it can never be taken for granted.
April 24, 2019
BY The Independent
Lyra McKee: woman, 57, arrested in connection with murder of journalist in Northern Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a 57-year-old woman in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
April 2, 2019
BY INSI
The News Organizations Safety Self-Assessment launches
Today we are launching the News Organisations Safety Self-Assessment, a new resource that will help news outlets to review and improve their current safety practices and protocols.
March 29, 2019
BY INSI
INSI News in March
After almost nine years at the International News Safety Institute, director Hannah Storm is moving on. She reflects on the extraordinary changes the media industry has been through over the past decade and the impact they’ve had on the safety of journalists.
March 26, 2019
BY Mexico News Daily
Sinaloa journalist killed; government announces new protective measures
The body of Sinaloa sports reporter Omar Iván Camacho was found under a bridge on Sunday evening in the municipality of Salvador Alvarado. He had been beaten and tortured.
March 25, 2019
BY Hannah Storm
End of an era: Storm reflects on years at INSI
After almost nine years at the International News Safety Institute I am moving on. But before I go, I wanted to reflect on the extraordinary changes our industry has been through over the past decade and the impact they’ve had on the safety of our colleagues.
March 19, 2019
BY New York Times
Press Groups Condemn Killing of Honduras Journalist
Press groups are condemning the weekend slaying of a Honduran television journalist.
March 17, 2019
BY Al Jazeera
Mexican journalist Santiago Barroso shot dead
A Mexican journalist who often covered crime and drug gangs in northern Sonora state has died after being shot at point-blank range in his home near the US border, local authorities said.
March 17, 2019
BY New York Times
Local TV journalist killed in eastern Afghanistan
Police say a local TV journalist was shot and killed in eastern Afghanistan, less than a week after a journalist in the southern Helmand province was wounded by a sticky bomb attached to his car.
March 8, 2019
BY Hannah Storm
The Media’s #MeToo Problem
Journalism classrooms may be dominated by women, but global media are still ruled by men, who occupy the majority of management positions, report more stories and are more frequently presented as expert voices.
March 7, 2019
BY INSI
INSI news in February
February marked a major change at INSI as we announced our new director - Elena Cosentino. She replaces Hannah Storm who is leaving INSI in March.
February 19, 2019
BY Mexico News Daily
Attack on journalists in Sonora leaves one dead
One journalist was murdered and another wounded Saturday in Sonora.
February 19, 2019
BY INSI
INSI announces new director
INSI is delighted to announce that Elena Cosentino is to be our new director.
February 12, 2019
BY INSI
Reporting on natural disasters
As Tropical Storm Pabuk lashes coastal villages in southern Thailand, INSI has some advice for journalists covering natural disasters.
February 10, 2019
BY CNN
Mexican journalist was sitting in a restaurant having breakfast when he was shot and killed
Jesus Eugenio Ramos Rodriguez was at breakfast Saturday morning when he became the second journalist murdered in Mexico this year.
February 7, 2019
BY Cilla Benkö
Media Freedom under threat in Europe
The importance of free media for democracy can hardly be exaggerated. Still, we can see a development across the world where the very cornerstones of liberal democracy are being challenged in a way they haven't been for a very long time.
February 5, 2019
BY The National
Abu Dhabi TV cameraman killed in Yemen market bombing
A cameraman from Abu Dhabi TV has been killed in a bomb attack in Yemen.
February 5, 2019
BY Reuters
Two Afghan journalists killed as gunmen open fire in radio station
Two Afghan journalists were killed on Tuesday night when gunmen entered a radio station and opened fire, authorities said.
January 30, 2019
BY INSI
Afghanistan, Mexico, US top list of deadliest countries
The number of media workers killed for doing their jobs rose to 73 last year, with countries not traditionally regarded as hostile environments among the most dangerous places for journalists, according to INSI’s 2018 Killing the Messenger report.
January 22, 2019
BY Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
First journalist killed in Mexico in 2019
A journalist who denounced receiving threats was found dead in Baja California Sur after having been reported as disappeared earlier in the day.
January 21, 2019
BY Al Jazeera
Photojournalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa killed in Libya
Photographer and video journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa was killed on Saturday by a stray shell south of Tripoli while on the job.
January 17, 2019
BY BBC News
Ahmed Hussein-Suale: Ghana journalist shot dead
A Ghanaian undercover journalist has been shot dead as he drove home, after a politician called for retribution against him.
January 17, 2019
BY RSF
Taliban execute citizen journalist
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Afghan citizen-journalist Javid Noori’s summary execution by Taliban fighters at a roadblock in the western province of Farah on 5 January.
January 7, 2019
BY Hannah Storm
A message from the Director
Hannah Storm has announced her resignation as Director of the International News Safety Institute (INSI). She will leave the organisation in March.
January 3, 2019
BY INSI
Schibsted Norway joins INSI
The International News Safety Institute (INSI) is delighted to welcome the Norwegian arm of the Schibsted Media Group to the INSI network.
December 22, 2018
BY BBC
Top Somali journalist among Mogadishu bomb victims
One of Somalia's most prominent journalists is among at least a dozen people killed in bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu, reports say.
December 17, 2018
BY The Local
Italian journalist dies after being shot in Strasbourg Christmas market attack
Italian reporter Antonio Megalizzi and his colleague Barto Pedro Orent-Niedzielski have died of their injuries, bringing the number of people killed in the attack to five.
December 12, 2018
BY Hannah Storm
Without journalism safety, there can be no press freedom
Since I joined the International News Safety Institute (INSI) in 2010, hundreds of journalists have been killed around the world. In that time, thousands of our colleagues have courageously continued their work despite frequent threats against them and those closest to them.
December 11, 2018
BY Express Tribune
Journalist shot dead, another injured in Peshawar
A journalist was gunned down with his colleague sustaining serious injuries after being targeted by unidentified assailants in Peshawar on Monday.
December 3, 2018
BY Aztec Reports
Another journalist found dead one day after presidential inauguration
The body of Mexican news reporter, Jesus Alejandro Márquez Jiménez, was identified on Sunday after being found by the side of the Tepic-Pantanal highway in the state of Nayarit.
November 27, 2018
BY INSI
INSI News In November
We marked International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in November by remembering colleagues who have been killed this year doing their work.