Since Oct. 7, 2023, the war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan combined, according to an analysis by the Costs of War project.
The report looks at the toll of war on journalists coupled with trends in the U.S. news industry that have affected coverage of foreign affairs and war reporting. “Attacks on journalists have exacerbated long term socio-economic shifts that have crippled the global news industry over decades and led to the de-prioritization of international news coverage and the closure of foreign news bureaus,” notes the report. “Across the globe, the economics of the industry, the violence of war, and coordinated censorship campaigns threaten to turn an increasing number of conflict zones into news graveyards, with Gaza being the most extreme example.”