July 30, 2018
BY INSI
INSI news in July
Working in hot weather; fighting the trolls; media casualties mounting in US and Afghanistan.
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July 27, 2018
BY Middle East Monitor
Somalia’s police kill journalist in Mogadishu
Somalia’s police shot dead a broadcast journalist yesterday, Garowe Online reported. This is the first killing of a journalist in 2018 as the government battles with corruption within its ranks.
What to put in your medical pack
Medical packs are an essential piece of kit for journalists. Emergencies can happen when you least expect them – not just in hostile or challenging environments.
Working in hot weather
With Europe, Africa, North America, parts of Asia and the Middle East struggling with heatwaves that have seen record temperatures soaring into the 40s, INSI has some advice for journalists working in hot weather.
July 26, 2018
BY Rappler
Albay broadcaster Joey Llana laid to rest
Hard-hitting radio broadcaster Joey Llana was laid to rest on Thursday, July 26, nearly a week after he was gunned down in Daraga town in this province.
July 25, 2018
BY Newsweek
Playa del Carmen Journalist: Who is Ruben Pat?
The director of a news website that uncovered the actions of drug cartels in Mexico has been shot dead in Playa del Carmen.
July 24, 2018
BY Al Jazeera
Two Mexican journalists killed in separate attacks
Two Mexican media workers were murdered in separate attacks, bringing the total number of journalists killed in Mexico so far in 2018 to at least eight.
July 12, 2018
BY INSI
US among deadliest countries for journalists in 2018
The first half of 2018 was marked by mass attacks against journalists in Afghanistan and the United States, bringing the total number of media casualties to 44 in the first six months of the year.
July 2, 2018
BY GCHR
Yemen: Journalists Oussama Salem Almaqtari and Mohamed Al-Qadesi killed in Taiz
Yemeni journalists are facing life threating situations, as they struggle to report on the daily suffering of Yemeni people due to the civil war. The last month took a heavy toll on Yemeni media workers. Citizen journalist Oussama Salem Al-Maqtari (photo to the left) and photojournalist Mohamed Al-Qadesi (photo to the right) were both killed, and journalist Bashir Aklan was injured during military actions in Taiz province.
June 29, 2018
BY CBC
Maryland man charged with 5 counts of murder in newspaper shooting
Five first-degree murder charges were filed Friday against a man accused of targeting Maryland's capital newspaper, shooting his way into the newsroom and killing four journalists and a staffer before police arrested him.