According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, (CPJ), murder is
the leading cause of job-related deaths among journalists
worldwide. The Philippines is the most murderous country of all,
followed by Iraq, Colombia, Bangladesh, and Russia.

CPJ studied more than five years of death records starting January
1st, 2000, and found that the vast majority of journalists killed
on duty did not die in crossfire or while covering dangerous
assignments. Instead, 121 of the 190 journalists who died on duty
worldwide since 2000 were hunted down and murdered in retaliation
for their work, including for reporting on government corruption,
crime, drug trafficking, or the activities of rebel groups.