RIP Tim Hetherington
Tim Hetherington, the co-director of the documentary Restrepo, was killed by an RPG in the Libyan city of Misrata. RIP.
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Mattwrote on April 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm Link To Comment |
Must not forget, Chris Hondros, another fantastic conflict photojournalist was killed in the same mortar attack. RIP
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Mousewrote on April 23rd, 2011 at 10:45 am Link To Comment |
I just bought Restrepo roughly 30 minutes ago! Nooooo. Dang, I hope his family gets a bit of money from my purchase.
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ChuckEwrote on April 24th, 2011 at 7:59 am Link To Comment |
Thanks to all the combat journalists. Even though they may have agendas we don’t agree with, they help keep things honest. They do what even the average GI Joe won’t do – “fight” with pen and lens.
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6677wrote on April 25th, 2011 at 4:02 am Link To Comment |
I still remember watching news reports of the 2003 invasion of iraq on CHILDRENS news and there being blood streaks down the camera lens.
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Milowrote on April 22nd, 2011 at 8:27 am Link To Comment |
Latest reports from BBC indicate it was a mortar round and not an RPG.
It is also noted the round appeared to be specifically targeted to that particular area and was not an indiscriminate or random firing.Please rate this comment: 0 0 -
Brianwrote on April 22nd, 2011 at 5:38 am Link To Comment |
Restrepo should have won Best Documentary
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Tony Williamswrote on April 21st, 2011 at 8:09 pm Link To Comment |
I saw Restrepo a few days ago. A very good film, but very sad.
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greasyjohnwrote on April 21st, 2011 at 8:45 pm Link To Comment |
He really would go anywhere for the story. As true a journalist as Cronkite or Murrow. We’ve all been blessed by his work.
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Jack Badelairewrote on April 22nd, 2011 at 2:18 am Link To Comment |
Wow.
I watched this doc over the weekend. Extremely moving. A lot of people have forgotten that we didn’t “leave” Afghanistan to go fighting in Iraq; we fought and are still fighting in both countries for many long years, and the Afghan fighting has been a lot more hardscrabble, taking place in extremely remote territory.
Embedded journalists catch a lot of crap for “getting in the way”, but we tend to forget, they are there without combat training, without weapons, and no more immune to small arms fire and IEDs than a Ranger or Marine.
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CEOofEVILwrote on April 22nd, 2011 at 3:31 am Link To Comment |
I am happy that folks like Mr. Hetherington still exist in this world – he helped offer folks insight into a world that not many other folks wished to see or understand.
Sad indeed. Godspeed Mr. Hetherington.
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Czechnologywrote on April 21st, 2011 at 6:54 pm Link To Comment |
It’s a tough job… Even though a very interesting one indeed!
R.I.P.
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I still remember watching news reports of the 2003 invasion of iraq on CHILDRENS news and there being blood streaks down the camera lens.
Thanks to all the combat journalists. Even though they may have agendas we don’t agree with, they help keep things honest. They do what even the average GI Joe won’t do – “fight” with pen and lens.
I just bought Restrepo roughly 30 minutes ago! Nooooo. Dang, I hope his family gets a bit of money from my purchase.
Must not forget, Chris Hondros, another fantastic conflict photojournalist was killed in the same mortar attack. RIP
Latest reports from BBC indicate it was a mortar round and not an RPG.
It is also noted the round appeared to be specifically targeted to that particular area and was not an indiscriminate or random firing.
Restrepo should have won Best Documentary
I am happy that folks like Mr. Hetherington still exist in this world – he helped offer folks insight into a world that not many other folks wished to see or understand.
Sad indeed. Godspeed Mr. Hetherington.
Wow.
I watched this doc over the weekend. Extremely moving. A lot of people have forgotten that we didn’t “leave” Afghanistan to go fighting in Iraq; we fought and are still fighting in both countries for many long years, and the Afghan fighting has been a lot more hardscrabble, taking place in extremely remote territory.
Embedded journalists catch a lot of crap for “getting in the way”, but we tend to forget, they are there without combat training, without weapons, and no more immune to small arms fire and IEDs than a Ranger or Marine.
He really would go anywhere for the story. As true a journalist as Cronkite or Murrow. We’ve all been blessed by his work.
I saw Restrepo a few days ago. A very good film, but very sad.
It’s a tough job… Even though a very interesting one indeed!
R.I.P.