According to a report conducted in 2019, 19 percent of journalists killed worldwide in 2018 were radio journalists, up by ten percent from the previous year. However, the majority of journalists who were killed that year worked in television. Journalists in this industry are usually the most at risk, followed by journalists employed by print publications.
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UNESCO. (December 4, 2019). Share of journalists killed worldwide from 2016 to 2018, by media type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/789936/number-of-journalists-killed-by-media/
UNESCO. "Share of journalists killed worldwide from 2016 to 2018, by media type." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789936/number-of-journalists-killed-by-media/
UNESCO. (2019). Share of journalists killed worldwide from 2016 to 2018, by media type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789936/number-of-journalists-killed-by-media/
UNESCO. "Share of Journalists Killed Worldwide from 2016 to 2018, by Media Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789936/number-of-journalists-killed-by-media/
UNESCO, Share of journalists killed worldwide from 2016 to 2018, by media type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789936/number-of-journalists-killed-by-media/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of journalists killed worldwide from 2016 to 2018, by media type [Graph], UNESCO, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/789936/number-of-journalists-killed-by-media/