Stats Since 1992 1,337 journalist around the world have lost their lives in connection to their job.  857 of those were murdered for doing their job. Think about that because that is more than half of the journalist.  In 2018 53+ journalist were murdered around the world. The most dangerous sector of the US media after 1980 has been the race and ethnic press. Chauncey Bailey, who was the editor at a large circulation African American newspaper, was murdered in 2007 for his investigative reporting. In some cases, journalists have been attacked but survived.