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The Murrow Awards are one of the most meaningful nights in the U.S. journalistic calendar, and we were honored to accept an award for the Best Video Series for AJ+'s work with Bisan Owda. But it's a real shame that the organizers took time to acknowledge the media professionals who covered Hurricane Milton (which is of course challenging), but not the Palestinians in Gaza who've been working through the deadliest period for journalists since the CPJ's records began. Just this week one of our colleagues, Fadi Al-Deeb, went into a coma after being shot by Israeli forces. By the CPJ's count, over 128 journalists and media workers have been killed since October 7, with the vast majority in Gaza. While the recognition from events like this means a lot to us, we will continue to use them to honor the sacrifices of journalists in our community in every possible setting. We will also take every opportunity to remind our fellow professionals that journalism is not a crime.