- TIME Magazine has named four journalists and a new organisation as the TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year whose work has landed them in jail — or cost them their lives.
- The group has been named as: The Guardians and the War on Truth
- The four journalists and news organisation are:
| 1. Jamal Khashoggi | Washington Post columnist murdered for his criticism of the Saudi crown prince. |
| 2. Maria Ressa | editor of the Philippine news website Rappler, who was indicted for her critical coverage of its president’s controversially violent policies. |
| 3. Wa Lone 4. Kyaw Soe Oo |
Both Reuters journalists captured in Myanmar while investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims. |
| 5. The Capital Gazette | Maryland newspaper targeted by a gunman who killed of its five staff members in a mass shooting |