CPJ to release annual report on killed journalists

New York, December 15, 2016–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual report on journalists killed in relation to their work.

CPJ’s report includes a comprehensive catalog of journalists worldwide who were killed in connection to their work. A breakdown of the cases by country, medium, gender, freelancers, and the number of local versus international correspondents killed, among other criteria, is available in the report.

WHAT: Yearly report on killed journalists

WHEN: December 19, 2016. 12.01 a.m. EST/0501 GMT

WHERE: www.cpj.org

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CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide

Note to Editors:

Embargoed copies of the report are available upon request.

Media contacts:

Mehdi Rahmati

Communications Associate

press@cpj.org

212-300-9032

Ashley Parent

Communications Associate

press@cpj.org

212-300-9033