Journalists who died covering the news in 2004

04.13.05

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Each journalist is listed under the country in which he or she died. The journalists’ names are followed by the name of the organization for which they worked.

Bangladesh
Diponkar Chakrabarty, Durjoy Bangla
Kamal Hossain, Ajker Kagoj
Humayun Kabir, Dainik Janmabhumi
Manik Saha, Dainik Sangbad, New Age

Brazil
Jose Carlos Araujo, Radio Timbauba FM
Joel Donnet, freelance
Jorge Lourenco Dos Santos, Criativa FM
Nicolas Reynard, freelance
Samuel Roma, Radio Conquista FM (of Paraguay)

Colombia
Oscar Alberto Polanco Herrera, CNC Television

Dominican Republic
Juan Emilio Andujar Matos, Radio Azua

The Gambia
Deyda Hydara, The Point

Haiti
Ricardo Ortega, Antena 3 (of Spain)

India
Asiya Jeelani, freelance
Raju Soni, Aaj Tak
Naveen Kumar Verma, Dainik Jagran
Veeraboina Yadagiri, Andhra Prabha

Iran
Kazem Akhbari, Islamic Republic News Agency

Iraq
Mahmoud Hamid Abbas, ZDF (of Germany)
Ali Abdel Aziz, Al Arabiya (of the United Arab Emirates)
Abdel Sattar Abdel Karim, Al-Ta’akhy
Liqaa Abdul Razzak, Al-Sharqiya
Ali al-Khatib, Al Arabiya (of the United Arab Emirates)
Sahar Saad Eddine al-Nuaimi, Al-Mizan
Mazen al-Tumeizi, Al Arabiya (of the United Arab Emirates)
Enzo Baldoni, Diario Della Settimana (of Italy)
Mounir Bouamrane, TVP (of Poland)
Shinsuke Hashida, Nikkan Gendai (of Japan)
Dina Mohammed Hassan, Al-Hurriya
Karam Hussein, European Pressphoto Agency (of Germany)
Asaad Kadhim, Al-Iraqiya
Burhan Mohamed Mazhour, ABC (of the United States)
Waldemar Milewicz, TVP (of Poland)
Ayoub Mohamed, Kurdistan Television
Duraid Isa Mohammed, CNN (of the United States)
Semko Karim Mohyideen, freelance
Safir Nader, Qulan TV
Dhia Najim, freelance
Nadia Nasrat, Diyala TV
Kotaro Ogawa, Nikkan Gendai (of Japan)
Gharib Mohamed Salih, Kurdistan Television
Haymin Mohamed Salih, Qulan TV
Rashid Hamid Wali, Al Jazeera (of Qatar)

Israel
Mohamed Abu Halima, Al-Najah

Ivory Coast
Antoine Masse, Le Courrier D’Abidjan

Kazakhstan
Askhat Sharipjanov, Navigator

Mexico
Francisco Arratia Saldierna, freelance
Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco, Zeta
Gregorio Rodriguez Hernandez, El Debate

Nepal
Padma Raj Devkota, Bhurichula
Dekendra Raj Thapa, Radio Nepal

Nicaragua
Maria Jose Bravo, La Prensa
Carlos Jose Guadamuz, CDNN

Pakistan
Sajid Tanoli, Shumal

Peru
Antonio de la Torre Echeandia, Radio Orbita
Alberto Rivera Fernandez, Frecuencia Oriental

Philippines
Elpidio (“Ely”) Binoya, Radyo Natin
Romero Binungcal, Remate, Bulgar
Allan Dizon, The Freeman, Banat
Rowell Endrinal, DZRC, Bicol Metro News
Herson Hinolan, Bombo Radyo
Gene Boyd Lumawag, MindaNews
Arnnel Manalo, DZRH
Rogelio Mariano, Radyo Natin-Aksyon Radyo
Eldy Sablas, DXJR-FM

Romania
Ionut Barbu, Antena 1
Elena Popescu, Antena 1

Russia
Adlan Khasanov, Reuters (of Great Britain)
Paul Klebnikov, Forbes (of the United States)

Saudi Arabia
Simon Cumbers, BBC (of Great Britain)

Serbia-Montenegro
Dusko Jovanovic, Dan

Sri Lanka
Bala Nadarajah Iyer, Thinamurasu, Thinkaran
Lanka Jayasundara, Wijeya Newspaper Group
Aiyathurai Nadesan, Virakesari

United States
Jeff Adams, Dayton Daily News
Jeff Frolio, KETV
R. Scott Martin, freelance
Matthew Moore, KBTX-TV

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