THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS PROMOTES PRESS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE AND DEFENDS THE RIGHT OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT THE NEWS SAFELY AND WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL. CPJ ENSURES THE FREE FLOW OF NEWS AND COMMENTARY BY TAKING ACTION WHEREVER JOURNALISTS ARE ATTACKED, IMPRISONED, KILLED, KIDNAPPED, THREATENED, CENSORED, OR HARASSED. HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS ARE KILLED, HARASSED, OR IMPRISONED EVERY YEAR. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, CPJ HAS ADVOCATED FOR THEIR RELEASE, FOR JUSTICE AND FOR FREEDOM.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Editorial Director highest compensated employee $205k $230k | |||||
Advo/comm Director highest compensated employee $205k $230k | |||||
Program Director director (operational) $202k $227k | |||||
HR Director highest compensated employee $201k $225k | |||||
Emergencies Director highest compensated employee $184k $206k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 36 unpaid individuals.
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