MEMBER BLOG TAG: anthony shadid
| Monday, February 20, 2012 9:16AM | | | | War Reporters | Tags: Anthony Shadid, war reporters, Jon Lee Anderson, Scott Anderson, James Nachtwey
| | | This blog post is dedicated to the memory of Anthony Shadid who died from an asthma attack while he was reporting from Syria with NY Times photographer Taylor Hicks. Most reporters who enter a war zone clandestinely travel with security personnel one of whom is usually a medic. Shadid and Hicks, probably for logistical reasons, decided to travel solo, relying only on one another. Hicks did the best he could to revive Shadid who collapsed on their way out.
Lebanese-born, fluent in Arabic, and experienced in the field, Anthony Shadid had recently been in Libya where he had been taken hostage. After his release, he had returned to his new wife and baby in... | | | | | |
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