NEW YORK: A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.
It was the second consecutive annual record for press deaths and the deadliest year since the CPJ began collecting data more than three decades ago.
“Journalists are being killed in record numbers at a time when access to information is more important than ever,” CEO Jodie Ginsberg said in a statement.
“We are all at risk when journalists are killed for reporting the news.”
Over three-quarters of all the fatalities in 2025 were in conflict settings, the CPJ said in its report.
