First British journalist to be killed in Afghanistan.

[Reportage]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/10/afghanistan-journalist-rupert-hamer

A British journalist was killed alongside a US marine in an attack on a military *convoy in Afghanistan in a blast that injured several other people, including a photographer.

 

[limwhow]

Brave men, dedicated to their work.
No less than the US soldiers, I would say.

 

[dRebelXT]

The title says as if the journalist is planned to be killed..

 

[cabbySHE]

the first are always the heros, the last...nobody remember. how many photogs and journalist were killed during the vietnam and iraq war ?

why were they there ? why not our journalist or photogs ?

 

[ed9119]

........ why not our journalist or photogs ?

You are sad that our journalists and photogs have not been killed in the line of their work ? ........ during the Vietnam war 2 Singapore press photographers lost their lives. It is nothing to be proud of

Amongst others, they were honored and remembered in the commemerative book, "Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina "

 

[cabbySHE]

a bit puzzling ? nothing to be proud of or something to be proud of....killed during the tour of duty ...:dunno:

not too sure here...journalist covering war reportage is it regarded as part of the army, or were they being ranked ?

 

[wobbly]

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[jeagga]

What about the Afghans that were killed then? Ever felt about them?

 

[allenleonhart]

a bit puzzling ? nothing to be proud of or something to be proud of....killed during the tour of duty ...:dunno:

not too sure here...journalist covering war reportage is it regarded as part of the army, or were they being ranked ?

they are not regarded as part of any army and usually are on a strictly neutral basis. most do carry light arms for some self protection but thats all. usually both sides avoid shooting the photographer, yet when bullets are flying u cant really tell..

and if u want more details, can check out uncle Ian, the angmoh from hell. he was an ex war photographer/journalist i think. yet lately he dun seem too active anymore:think: