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Description of Pictures: They're removed the most recent panel so they can engrave the names of the journalists killed in 2018 -- the dedication ceremony is in June.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. JMEMOR_190224_14.JPG: In Loving Memories Of Our Dad, Pham Vi, and All Other Members Whose Lives Were Lost Over Laos On Feb 10th, 1971 The Pham's Family
2. JMEMOR_190603_06.JPG: Stories of the Fallen Around the globe, extremists, repressive regimes and criminals deliberately target journalists. In 2018, 34 of the 54 journalists who died on the job were killed because of their work -- nearly double the number in 2017, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists. Nineteen of the 21 reporters profiled here were killed in retaliation for their reporting. Even covering local news, such as severe weather, puts reporters in danger. In war zones and storm zones, journalists risk their lives to report the news. Each year, the Newseum selects a representative group whose deaths illustrate the dangers journalists face around the world. The 21 individuals recognized here represent all journalists who died while reporting the news in 2018. The photos at the top of this wall depict journalists from previous years whose names are etched on the glass panels at left.
3. JMEMOR_190603_13.JPG: In Afghanistan Yar Mohammad Tokhi A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle set off an explosion that rocked Kabul, Afghanistan, during morning rush hour on April 30, 2018. The blast struck the neighborhood that housed NATO headquarters, embassies and the Afghan intelligence service. As reporters swarmed the scene to document the carnage, a second Islamic State suicide bomber used a fake press pass to infiltrate the crowd. The second blast -- aimed at media workers -- killed 25 people, nine of them journalists: Yar Mohammad Tokhi, 54, a camera operator for Tolo News, was killed along with Maharram Durrani, 28; Abadullah Hananzai, 26; Sabawoon Kakar, 30; Shah Marai, 41; Nowruz Ali Rajabi, 31; Ghazi Rasooli, 24; Ali Saleemi, 19; and Saleem Talash, 24. Some had just started their careers; others were seasoned professionals. Said Agence France-Presse Chairman Fabrice Fries, "This tragedy reminds us of the danger that our teams continually face on the ground and the essential role journalists play for democracy."
4. JMEMOR_190603_16.JPG: In Colombia Juan Javier Ortega Reyes Early on March 26, 2018, El Comercio newspaper reporter Juan Javier Ortega Reyes, photographer Paúl Rivas Bravo and their driver, Efraín Segarra, crossed the border from Ecuador into Colombia to chase a story on drug-related violence. A day later, officials confirmed a drug trafficking ring led by former revolutionary Walter "Guacho" Arizala had kidnapped the men, holding them hostage for the release of his imprisoned comrades. On April 13, Arizala leaked a message to a Colombian newspaper that the three captives were dead. Their bodies were found in a pit, with bullet wounds at the back of their skulls indicating the men had been executed. Ortega, 32, had covered the drug trafficking beat for six years at El Comercio. Rivas, 45, was an award-winning photographer who had worked for the newspaper since 1999, often using portraits to tell stories. Paúl Rivas Bravo Early on March 26, 2018, El Comercio newspaper photographer Paúl Rivas Bravo, reporter Juan Javier Ortega Reyes, and their driver, Efraín Segarra, crossed the border from Ecuador into Colombia to chase a story on drug-related violence. A day later, officials confirmed a drug trafficking ring led by former revolutionary Walter "Guacho" Arizala had kidnapped the men, holding them hostage for the release of his imprisoned comrades. On April 13, Arizala leaked a message to a Colombian newspaper that the three captives were dead. Their bodies were found in a pit, with bullet wounds at the back of their skulls indicating the men had been executed. Rivas, 45, was an award-winning photographer who had worked for the newspaper since 1999, often using portraits to tell stories. Ortega, 32, had covered the drug trafficking beat for six years at El Comercio.
5. JMEMOR_190603_20.JPG: In the United States Mike McCormick As tropical storm Alberto lashed through the Carolinas, the fire chief of Tryon, N.C., warned WYFF 4 reporter Mike McCormick and photojournalist Philip Aaron Smeltzer that heavy rains were making travel treacherous. McCormick, a veteran reporter and anchor, and Smeltzer, his cameraman, continued down Highway 176 to cover the storm. Ten minutes later, the fire chief found the men's bodies. A three-foot-wide tree, its roots loosened by the saturated soil, had fallen, crushing their SUV. Smeltzer, 28, an award-winning photojournalist, had worked in the region for more than a decade. McCormick, 36, joined WYFF 4 in 2007 and worked his way from reporter to weekend nightly anchor. A WYFF 4 colleague said, "We've all covered these kinds of stories, most of us doing it without giving it a second thought. It's a painful reminder of how these things can turn out." Philip Aaron Smeltzer As tropical storm Alberto lashed through the Carolinas, the fire chief of Tryon, N.C., warned WYFF 4 photojournalist Philip Aaron Smeltzer and reporter Mike McCormick that heavy rains were making travel treacherous. Smeltzer and McCormick, a veteran reporter and anchor, continued down Highway 176 to cover the storm. Ten minutes later, the fire chief found the men's bodies. A three-foot-wide tree, its roots loosened by the saturated soil, had fallen, crushing their SUV. Smeltzer, 28, an award-winning photojournalist, had worked in the region for more than a decade. McCormick, 36, joined WYFF 4 in 2007 and worked his way from reporter to weekend nightly anchor. A WYFF 4 colleague said, "We've all covered these kinds of stories, most of us doing it without giving it a second thought. It's a painful reminder of how these things can turn out."
6. JMEMOR_190603_27.JPG: In the Saudi Consulate, Turkey Jamal Khashoggi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi fled his native Saudi Arabia in 2017, calling the repressive regime of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "unbearable" in his first column for The Washington Post. In October 2018, Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to obtain divorce papers so he could remarry. Khashoggi, 59, was never seen again. Days later, the Turkish government reported that Khashoggi had been tortured, murdered and his body dismembered with a bone saw inside the consulate. His death set off worldwide outrage. Once a Saudi government insider, Khashoggi criticized Saudi Arabia and Salman in his columns for The Washington Post and as editor in chief of the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan, making him a powerful voice of dissent in the Arab world. Saudi officials have denied the prince's involvement in Khashoggi's death, but the CIA concluded that Salman ordered the execution. In The Washington Post, Khashoggi wrote, "I am raising my voice. … I can speak when so many cannot."
7. JMEMOR_190603_35.JPG: In the United States Gerald Fischman The afternoon buzz of the Capital Gazette newsroom was shattered on June 28, 2018, by a shotgun blast through the office glass doors. Staffers hid under desks and behind filing cabinets. Some tried to escape through the back door, but the gunman had barricaded it shut. Editorial page editor Gerald Fischman, "the conscience and voice" of the Gazette, was shot dead, along with community beat reporter Wendi Winters 65; editor and columnist Rob Hiaasen, 59; sports reporter John McNamara, 56; and sales assistant Rebecca Smith, 34. The accused gunman, who was arrested at the scene, reportedly held a grudge against the newspaper because it reported in 2011 about a harassment charge against him. The newspaper had received online threats from the accused gunman. Hours after the shooting, reporter Chase Cook posted on Twitter, "I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow." The Capital Gazette staff was awarded a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in April 2019 for their courageous commitment to report the news after the tragedy. John McNamara The afternoon buzz of the Capital Gazette newsroom was shattered on June 28, 2018, by a shotgun blast through the office glass doors. Staffers hid under desks and behind filing cabinets. Some tried to escape through the back door, but the gunman had barricaded it shut. Sports reporter John "Mac" McNamara, 56, who covered that beat for nearly 24 years was killed along with editorial page editor Gerald Fischman, 61; editor and columnist Rob Hiaasen, 59; and sales assistant Rebecca Smith, 34. McNamara, a University of Maryland grad, also wrote two books about sports at the school. The accused gunman, who was arrested at the scene, reportedly held a grudge against the newspaper because it reported in 2011 about a harassment charge against him. The newspaper had received online threats from the accused gunman. Hours after the shooting, reporter Chase Cook posted on Twitter, "I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow." The Capital Gazette staff was awarded a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in April 2019 for their courageous commitment to report the news after the tragedy. Rob Hiaasen The afternoon buzz of the Capital Gazette newsroom was shattered on June 28, 2018, by a shotgun blast through the office glass doors. Staffers hid under desks and behind filing cabinets. Some tried to escape through the back door, but the gunman had barricaded it shut. Editor and columnist Rob Hiaasen, 59, a seasoned journalist who enjoyed mentoring young reporters, was shot dead. So were community beat reporter Wendi Winters, 65; editorial page editor Gerald Fischman, 61;; sports reporter John McNamara, 56; and sales assistant Rebecca Smith, 34. The accused gunman, who was arrested at the scene, reportedly held a grudge against the newspaper because it reported in 2011 about a harassment charge against him. The newspaper had received online threats from the accused gunman. Hours after the shooting, reporter Chase Cook posted on Twitter, "I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow." The Capital Gazette staff was awarded a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in April 2019 for their courageous commitment to report the news after the tragedy. Wendi Winters The afternoon buzz of the Capital Gazette newsroom was shattered on June 28, 2018, by a shotgun blast through the office glass doors. Staffers hid under desks and behind filing cabinets. Some tried to escape through the back door, but the gunman had barricaded it shut. Community beat reporter Wendi Winters, 65, hurled a trash can at the gunman, buying time for colleagues to reach safety before she was shot dead. Winters was remembered as prolific reporter who loved to tell stories and connect with the community. Colleagues who also died in the attack were editorial page editor Gerald Fischman, 61; editor and columnist Rob Hiaasen, 59; sports reporter John McNamara, 56; and sales assistant Rebecca Smith, 34. The accused gunman, who was arrested at the scene, reportedly held a grudge against the newspaper because it reported in 2011 about a harassment charge against him. The newspaper had received online threats from the accused gunman. Hours after the shooting, reporter Chase Cook posted on Twitter, "I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow." The Capital Gazette staff was awarded a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in April 2019 for their courageous commitment to report the news after the tragedy.
8. JMEMOR_190603_36.JPG: In Slovakia Ján Kuciak Investigative reporter Ján Kuciak covered corruption and crime for the news website Aktuality.sk. In the fall of 2017, his reporting on fraud allegations against powerful Slovak businessman Marian Kocner prompted a chilling phone call. "I'll be looking especially into you, your mother, your father and your siblings," Kocner told Kuciak, who reported the call to police. Five months later, Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, both 27, were found shot to death in their home near Bratislava, the capital. In March 2019, Kocner was charged with ordering the journalist's murder. At the time of his death, Kuciak was also working on a story linking top Slovakian government officials with a violent Italian mafia syndicate. Outrage over Kuciak's murder sparked massive protests and prompted Prime Minister Robert Fico to resign days later.
9. JMEMOR_190603_41.JPG: In Syria Hamoud al-Jnaid Reporter and photographer Hamoud al-Jnaid joined activist Raed Fares when he launched Radio Fresh in 2013 as an independent voice reporting on the Syrian civil war. Radio Fresh used humor to defy both President Bashar Assad's murderous regime and the religious terrorists trying to topple him. When extremists banned music, the station broadcast clucking chickens and bleating goats. Fares, 46, survived multiple assassination attempts and was kidnapped and tortured. Still, he defied the extremists, running a training program for young journalists and opening a day care center so women could attend school. In October 2018, Fares and al-Jnaid, 38, were followed by a silver van as they drove through the city of Kafranbel. A gunman opened fire from inside the van, killing both men. A group linked to al-Qaida is suspected in the attack. Raed Fares Reporter and photographer Hamoud al-Jnaid joined activist Raed Fares when he launched Radio Fresh in 2013 as an independent voice reporting on the Syrian civil war. Radio Fresh used humor to defy both President Bashar Assad's murderous regime and the religious terrorists trying to topple him. When extremists banned music, the station broadcast clucking chickens and bleating goats. Fares, 46, survived multiple assassination attempts and was kidnapped and tortured. Still, he defied the extremists, running a training program for young journalists and opening a day care center so women could attend school. In October 2018, Fares and al-Jnaid, 38, were followed by a silver van as they drove through the city of Kafranbel. A gunman opened fire from inside the van, killing both men. A group linked to al-Qaida is suspected in the attack.
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