From 2016 to the end of 2021, 455 journalists were killed for their work or while on the job. Eighty-six journalists died in 2022 alone – that’s one death every four days – which is a “significant increase” from 55 killings in 2021. Latin America and the Caribbean were the “deadliest for journalists in 2022” recording 44 killings.
These are some of the findings of World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development, a global report released by Unesco for 2021-22.
