Marie Catherine Colvin
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Marie Catherine Colvin
War correspondent
(January 12, 1956 – February 22, 2012) was an American journalist. She died while covering the siege of Homs in Syria.
Early life
Grew up in Long Island in New York. A attended Yale University, where she studied anthropology but took a course with the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Hersey.
She also started writing for The Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist.
During her time at Yale, Colvin was known for her strong personality and quickly established herself as a “noise-maker” on campus.
She also started writing for The Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist.
During her time at Yale, Colvin was known for her strong personality and quickly established herself as a “noise-maker” on campus.
Career
She started her journalism career with United Press International (UPI), a year after graduating from Yale.
She moved to The Sunday Times (British newspaper) in 1985.
From 1986, she was the newspaper's Middle East correspondent, and then from 1995 was the Foreign Affairs correspondent.
Specialising in the Middle East, she also covered conflicts in Chechnya, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and East Timor.
In 1999 in East Timor, she was credited with saving the lives of 1,500 women and children from a compound surrounded by Indonesian-backed forces.
Refusing to abandon them, she stayed with a United Nations force, reporting in her newspaper and on television.
They were evacuated after four days. She won the International Women's Media Foundation award for Courage in Journalism for her coverage
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She moved to The Sunday Times (British newspaper) in 1985.
From 1986, she was the newspaper's Middle East correspondent, and then from 1995 was the Foreign Affairs correspondent.
Specialising in the Middle East, she also covered conflicts in Chechnya, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and East Timor.
In 1999 in East Timor, she was credited with saving the lives of 1,500 women and children from a compound surrounded by Indonesian-backed forces.
Refusing to abandon them, she stayed with a United Nations force, reporting in her newspaper and on television.
They were evacuated after four days. She won the International Women's Media Foundation award for Courage in Journalism for her coverage
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"Her new eye-patch only reinforced Colvin’s sense of humour and selfless conviction"
Colvin lost the sight in her left eye due to a blast by a Sri Lankan Army rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in 2001.
In 2011, while reporting on the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, she was offered an opportunity to interview Muammar Gaddafi, along with two other journalists that she could nominate.
In 2011, while reporting on the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, she was offered an opportunity to interview Muammar Gaddafi, along with two other journalists that she could nominate.
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On the Front Line is a street-view of the historic events that have shaped the last 25 years, from an award-winning foreign correspondent and the outstanding journalist of her generation.
Awards
- 2000 – Journalist of the Year, Foreign Press Association
- 2000 – Courage in Journalism, International Women's Media Foundation
- 2001 – Foreign Reporter of the Year, British Press Awards
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Death
In February 2012, Colvin crossed into Syria on the back of a motocross motorcycle, ignoring the Syrian government's attempts to prevent foreign journalists from entering Syria to cover the Syrian civil war without permission.
An autopsy conducted in Damascus by the Syrian government concluded Marie Colvin was killed by an "improvised explosive device filled with nails." The Syrian government claims the explosive device was planted by terrorists. Other sources reported that the building had been targeted by the Syrian Army
An autopsy conducted in Damascus by the Syrian government concluded Marie Colvin was killed by an "improvised explosive device filled with nails." The Syrian government claims the explosive device was planted by terrorists. Other sources reported that the building had been targeted by the Syrian Army
"Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice. We always have to ask ourselves whether the level of risk is worth the story. Journalists covering combat shoulder great responsibilities and face difficult choices. Sometimes they pay the ultimate price."
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