Here and Here for sources that back up the claims made in this tweet. Additional source for backing up the number of journalists killed in the Vietnam war
this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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I highly, highly doubt the numbers for WW2 are even remotely accurate. There is no source in the article.
Quickly searching online reveals at least 48 dead mostly American and/or English journalists, although quite a few deaths cannot be considered war crimes even today - being aboard a bomber makes you a valid target I believe.
Besides, where's the number of killed axis journalists? Surely in Hiroshima there were a few dozen journalists, don't you think?