Rappler's latest stories on killing of journalists
Mexico court jails man over murder of journalist Valdez
Javier Valdez Cardenas was co-founder of the weekly newspaper Riodoce and was one of the most prominent chroniclers of Mexico's deadly drug war in a state where notorious kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman once reigned

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, July 20, 2018
Here are the stories you shouldn't miss this Friday

Lawmaker wants protection program for journalists
The proposed Journalist Protection Security and Benefit Act seeks to protect members of the media who have reasonable grounds to believe that their lives are in danger

Duterte on media killings: 'What can I do?'
The president elect is dismissive and vague about how he intends to address the alarming rate of media killings in the Philippines

CNN Philippines cameraman shot dead in Cavite
UPDATED Jonathan Oldan will be the 27th journalist to be killed under the Aquino administration if his death is proven to be work related says the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

Bohol radioman shot dead on Valentine's Day
Maurito Lim of dyRD is the 2nd journalist murdered in Bohol

Gov't probes media killings
The Philippine National Police says there is no pattern in the killing of 3 media men across the nation
Broadcaster found dead in Maguindanao
A Filipino broadcaster is murdered in central Mindanao