Journalist, Photographer Among Those Killed in Syria | RTM - Right This Minute

Rebekah

RTM Staff
Journalist, Photographer Among Those Killed in Syria (5:42)
- Posted: 2/22/12 03:42 AM MST
- Updated: 2/22/12 09:17 PM MST
Reporter Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik, have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs. Early reports say they died while trying to escape shells hitting the house where they were staying. Reports say at least two other Western journalists were wounded in the same shelling, which claimed 13 lives total. Colvin, who reported on a baby's death from the shelling in Homs less than 24 hours prior, was an American journalist reporting for the British publication, The Sunday Times.

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Remi Ochlik was a French photographer who founded IP3 Press. Both had considerable experience reporting from conflict zones around the world. At least two other foreign journalists have been killed in Syria this year so far, among them are New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid, French television reporter Gilles Jacquier, and local Syrian blogger, Basil al-Sayed, who recorded the footage of his own shooting. This footage shows Marie Colvin speaking on the risks and rewards of journalism at a question and answer event.