More than 300 journalists have lost their lives in Corona

We all know that when the first wave of Corona came, the frontline workers lost their lives. Then after the introduction of the vaccine, they were first introduced to the vaccine which brought them a lot of relief. But now, in the second wave of Corona, Journalists are getting caught by this.

Journalists are also doing ground reporting in the first and second wave of Corona. But he never considered frontline workers. And for this reason, the first priority of the vaccine was also not given to them. Because of this many big journalists have died in this second wave. In the month of April, 3 journalists were dying every day. But now in the month of May, 4 journalists are dying every day.

According to a report by the Delhi-based Institute of Perception Studies, a total of 238 journalists have died from Corona from April 2020 to May 16, 2021.

Four journalists die every day in the month of May

According to the report, 56 journalists died from April last year to December 2020. But this second wave has attracted the maximum number of journalists. In this second wave from 1 April 2021 to 16 May 2021 171 journalists have lost their lives. And 11 journalists lost their lives from January to April.

82 such journalists have died, whose verification is not being done. According to the Network of Women in Media, India, about 300 journalists have also died due to Corona infection. A Google document is being shared extensively on Twitter.