April 16, 2026 - Moreover, journalists continue to face serious risks in connection with their work, and the number of journalists imprisoned more than doubled between 2010 and 2021. The consequences of poor press freedom range from severe punitive measures against journalists in authoritarian states to media consolidation in democracies, and press freedom has been declining in major economies around the world over the last ten years.

A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

3 weeks ago - As of December 2024, the committee ... (95), India (89), Russia (84), Somalia (81), Brazil (60), and Algeria (60). The committee to Protect Journalists also reports that as on 1 December 2010, 145 journalists were jailed worldwide for journalistic activities. Current numbers are even higher. The ten countries with the largest number of ...

332 Journalists, 84 Countries: World-Changing Impact. Image from the Pulitzer Center's 2021 Annual Report. Our Year in ReviewAs 2021 came to a close, we had the opportunity to gather in celebration of the Pulitzer Center’s first 15 years.

The International Federation of Journalists is the global voice of journalists. Founded in 1926, it is the world’s largest organisation of journalists, representing 600,000 media professionals in 187 unions and associations in more than 140 ...

June 25, 2025 - Journalism may not be considered ... 147 journalists were killed, the numbers thankfully declined, with 2021 recording the lowest number of journalist ......

A demanding profession in a fast-moving industry, modern journalism comes with many challenges. From practicalities such as cutbacks to U.S. news organizations (mostly in TV and print) to concerns about the impact of declining press freedom and consumer trust, journalists have much to consider in their work.

June 26, 2023 - The figure was made up of 30,060 “newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors”, according to the census release, alongside 24,630 “newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters”. In Northern Ireland, there were an additional ...

May 23, 2023 - Editor’s note: Numbers for each ... 2021 census have been revised from 293 to 302 in accordance with this policy. For the most recent data, see cpj.org/data/imprisoned/ The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record......

August 6, 2026 - Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... ... This is a list of journalists, organized alphabetically by place of origin or residence.

May 3, 2019 - In 2018 there were around 0.4 million journalists in the European Union (EU), equivalent to 0.2 % of total EU employment. The Member States with the highest share of journalists were Sweden and Croatia* (both 0.4 % of total employment).

December 14, 2021 - According to Reporter Without Borders’ (RSF) annual round-up published today, a record number of journalists – 488, including 60 women – are currently detained worldwide, while another 65 are being held hostage. Meanwhile, the number of journalists killed in 2021 – 46 – is at its ...

June 29, 2021 - In 1990 we had one daily news(paper) journalist for every 4,490 Americans. Now (or 2019 to be exact), we have one such reporter per 14,250. The coverage density is more than three times worse.

May 3, 2019 - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) takes a snapshot of journalists in prison at the beginning of December each year. This figure includes anyone working as a journalist, jailed for activities related to their work. Countries with the highest numbers of imprisoned journalists in 2018 included:

May 7, 2024 - The coalition launched its “10 Most Urgent” list in 2019 and updated it monthly; it apparently stopped doing so in 2022, but has just relaunched the list as an annual project pegged to World Press Freedom Day, according to its website. Gershkovich and Kurmasheva lead the latest list, which also draws attention to the plight of jailed reporters in Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Rwanda, and Myanmar. Also on the list are three journalists I’ve written about in this newsletter: José Rubén Zamora and Gustavo Gorriti—veteran muckrakers in Guatemala and Peru, respectively—as well as Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American reporter for Al Jazeera who was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank in 2022.

December 11, 2024 - According to the annual report of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), 2024 was another particularly deadly year for journalists and media professionals. As of 10 December 2024, 104 journalists had been killed worldwide, more than ...

December 9, 2021 - Committee to Protect Journalists says 293 reporters are in prison, and at least 24 have been killed in 2021 ... The number of journalists who are behind bars worldwide reached a new high point in 2021, according to a study which says that 293 ...

April 24, 2025 - (Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) The beats American journalists cover vary widely by gender and other factors, according to a new analysis of a Pew Research Center survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists conducted in 2022.

December 9, 2025 - These figures highlight the concentration of danger in conflict zones, while underscoring the need to strengthen the protection of media professionals and to bring to justice those who kill journalists. ... The Middle East and Arab World holds a macabre record for the number of journalists ...