Hetherington, Hondros, and the risks journalists take

Christian Science Monitor by Dan Murphy | Apr. 22, 2011 (Opinion)
The two photojournalists Hetherington and Hondros, both men at the top of their craft, were among 10 people killed in the western Libyan city of Misurata yesterday.

Tim Hetherington, a photojournalist and director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Restrepo, and Chris Hondros, an award-winning photographer, were killed in a mortar strike yesterday in the besieged Libyan city of Misurata. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Media
Topics: Middle East, Afghanistan, Egypt, Journalism, Libya
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Apr 21, 2011 - 3:03 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Sirajul Islam (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Apr 22, 2011 - 8:48 AM PDT
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 by Jon Mitchell - Apr. 22, 2011

Interesting first-person take on the risks of war journalists.

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Sirajul Islam
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 by Sirajul Islam - Apr. 22, 2011

I do like to express my gratitude to Dan Murphy for the courteous report and for sharing his insights. Professionals always go to where there is something to do. Here a film to make or some conflict images to take, or some story to be told. In war stages and armed conflict, they are going risky also. Just like the soldiers, survival enables living for another day to fight or report or shoot or snap. It’s doing their jobs. We usually credit them with an extra measure of importance because they are willing to go where so many will not. All these men and women are aware of the risks involved and have balanced their mental books as to the worth of their participation and commitment. The loss of any one of them, troops or ... More »

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