Record killing of journalists reveals rising global threat to press freedom

Israel Responsible for Two-Thirds of Journalist Deaths in 2025: Press Freedom Group

Israeli tank. Roded Shlomo Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. By Brad Reed / Common Dreams A new report from a major press freedom group has found that a record 129 jou…

Record killing of journalists reveals rising global threat to press freedom

A report published on Thursday has found a sharp rise in journalist deaths worldwide, underscoring the increasing dangers of reporting, particularly from conflict zones, even as the need for reliable information becomes ever more pressing.

Record 129 journalists killed in 2025: the year reporting from conflict zones became a death sentence

A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international organization based in New York, reveals that 2025 was the deadliest year for the press in more than three decades. Two-thirds of the deaths occurred in Gaza. The figures are not abstract: they are colleagues who died holding on to the truth in the midst of war. In 2025, 129 journalists and media workers did not simply die around the world. One hundred and twenty-nine people…