This thesis studies the intersection of gender-based violence and anti-press violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The thesis examines the deaths of five female journalists killed in Ciudad Juárez since the 1980s and analyzes interviews conducted with four female journalists working in Juárez. The work is borne out of a desire to draw attention to the dire situation of press freedom in Mexico and to understand how the violence that female journalists in Ciudad Juárez may experience due to both their gender and job manifests in the local context of the city, as little research has focused on the experiences of female journalists in Juárez specifically. The study also aims to analyze why female journalists in Ciudad Juárez continue to work in an industry that can be quite dangerous. Chapter 1 discusses the history of drug cartel-related violence in Mexico and how the violence escalated in Ciudad Juárez specifically. Chapter 2 analyzes research that has focused on the experiences of female journalists throughout Mexico, while Chapter 3 analyzes research regarding the experiences of journalists in Ciudad Juárez and the prevalence of femicides in the city. Chapter 4 examines the deaths of five female journalists killed in Ciudad Juárez since the 1980s. Chapter 5 discusses the methodology of the interview process including the recruitment and IRB approval processes, while Chapter 6 discusses the subject population of the interviewees and their responses to the interview questions. The final chapter, chapter 7, includes an analysis of the research question and conclusions. Ultimately, this study found that the physical acts of violence against female journalists in Ciudad Juárez did not contain any gender-based elements, but the high rates of impunity with regards to punishing anti-press and gender-based violence in the city along with societal beliefs that women are more easily intimidated contributed to making female journalists inherently more susceptible to violence.