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US ranked one of the deadliest countries for journalists

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published December 19, 2018 8:49pm ET
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US ranked one of the deadliest countries for journalists
A Capital Gazette newspaper rack displays the day's front page, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists in the newspaper's building Thursday, killing several people before police quickly stormed the building and arrested him, police and witnesses said. | (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The United States in 2018 ranks in the top five deadliest countries for journalists, according to a press advocacy group.

Reporters Without Borders’ annual report, released on Wednesday, shows 63 professional journalists were killed worldwide in 2018 — a 15 percent increase from 2017.

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