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Journalists killed on the job total 69 in 2015
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports 69 journalists were killed worldwide in 2015, with 28 slain by Islamic extremist groups including al Qaida and ISIS. Syria remained the deadliest area, though deaths there fell from prior years. Notable cases include Charlie Hebdo staff in Paris and WDBJ journalists in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
al-Qaida
Islamic State Group
Committee To Protect Journalists
Syria
Joel Simon
Paris
Charlie Hebdo
Muhammad
Arabian Peninsula
Fares Hamadi
Ibrahim Abd al-Qader
Alison Parker
Adam Ward
Roanoke
Virginia
WDBJ
Vester Lee Flanagan II
Vicki Gardner
Flanagan
Simon