The International Federation of Journalists said in its annual report, set for release on Monday, that 94 journalists and media workers died in targeted killings, bomb attacks and conflict crossfire around the world this year, 12 more than in 2017.
Since the federation started its annual count in 1990, the year with the most work-related killings, 155, was 2006. The deadliest country for people who work in the news media this year was Afghanistan, where 16 of the killings occurred. Mexico was next, with 11. Yemen had nine media slayings and Syria eight in 2018.