The number of journalists and media-support workers murdered in Mexico amounted to 22 cases in 2020. This is the highest number recorded since the beginning of the indicated period. It also represents an increase of 169 percent in comparison to the previous year, when the number of journalists and media-support workers murdered reached 13 cases.
Number of journalists and media workers murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020
This tally includes journalists and media-support workers employed with a recognized news organization at the time of their deaths, as well as independent, free-lance, and former journalists and media support workers.
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Justice in Mexico Project. (October 22, 2021). Number of journalists and media workers murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317073/journalists-media-workers-killed-mexico/
Justice in Mexico Project. "Number of journalists and media workers murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020." Chart. October 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317073/journalists-media-workers-killed-mexico/
Justice in Mexico Project. (2021). Number of journalists and media workers murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317073/journalists-media-workers-killed-mexico/
Justice in Mexico Project. "Number of Journalists and Media Workers Murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317073/journalists-media-workers-killed-mexico/
Justice in Mexico Project, Number of journalists and media workers murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317073/journalists-media-workers-killed-mexico/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of journalists and media workers murdered in Mexico from 2005 to 2020 [Graph], Justice in Mexico Project, October 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317073/journalists-media-workers-killed-mexico/
