Reporters Without Borders: 65 Journalists, Media Workers Killed in 2017
PARIS — A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed in 2017, the lowest toll in 14 years, according to figures released on Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders. The non-governmental organization said 60 percent of those killed were murdered. It added that 326 people working in media — including 202 professional journalists — are also being detained. According to RSF, 26 people “were killed in the course of their work, the collateral victims of a deadly situation such as an air strike, an artillery bombardment, or a suicide bombing.” It said the remaining 39 “were murdered, and deliberately targeted because their reporting threatened political, economic, or criminal interests.”
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