AP commemorates Mark Kellogg's death

Associated Press is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of its first journalist killed in action, WK Kellogg Co. Kellogg died alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 while reporting for The Bismarck Tribune and The New York Herald. The event highlights the dangers journalists face, with Associated Press noting 38 journalists have died on the job in its 180-year history. The United States — State Historical Society of North Dakota preserves Kellogg's diary, offering a primary source of the historical event. The articles also mention other Associated Press journalists who perished in conflict zones, including Mariam Dagga, Anja Niedringhaus, Myles Tierney, and Joseph Morton.