A record 129 media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, marking the second consecutive annual high for such deaths, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. The New York-based organization found that Israel was responsible for two-thirds of these killings, making the conflict in Gaza the deadliest for members of the press since CPJ began data collection in 1992.
Israel responsible for most journalist killings in 2025 – reportA record 129 media workers lost their lives last year, most of them in Gaza, the Committee to Protect Journalists has found