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FILTER RESULTS ►Patch Writer Puffs up CNN’s Amanpour
Citizen journalism is where it’s at, except maybe not for Robert Makofsky, a writer for the Port Jefferson Patch. Makofksy wrote up a dedication for Marie Colvin at Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism in — you guessed it —Show More Summary
Red Cross reaches besieged Homs. You can help.
All war is terrible. But there is something particularly terrible about a city under siege. Think of Derry, Leningrad, Sarajevo. That’s been the fate of Homs in Syria since Spring 2011. It was there that reporter Marie Colvin was killed by Syrian government shelling in February of this year. Who knows how many residents, whose [...]
Charlize Theron to Produce and Possibly Star in Film About Slain Journalist
Charlize Theron will produce - and possibly star in - an upcoming film about journalist Marie Colvin, who was killed earlier this year.
Charlize Theron Producing And (Possibly) Starring In Movie About Slain War Journalist Marie Colvin
Charlize Theron starred in two huge blockbusters this summer and is currently filming another one with Tom Hardy, but she may be taking on a role which could easily translate into more Oscar gold. The actress, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, is producing and possibly starring [...]
Charlize Theron Eyeing Film About Murdered War Reporter Marie Colvin
Charlize Theron is eyeing an untitled project being produced by Basil Iwanyk (Brooklyn's Finest, The Town, The Expendables) about slain war correspondent Marie Colvin. The project is being developed from Vanity Fair's feature about Colvin's life and her murder at age 56 this February in Syria. Theron is aiming to produce and
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Your Cellphone Is Not Your Friend, and Other Security Tips For Conflict Zones
The surveillance of journalists covering Syria has heightened concern about the risks journalists face in relying on mobile communications and cellphones. In February, journalists Remi Ochlick and Marie Colvin were killed when shells struck the press center that they and other journalists were using to transmit their stories; the Syrian army may have used satellite [...]
A New Generation of Marie Colvins
Caitlin Dickson reports on an auction to benefit the new Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting.
Playlist: Mary Chapin Carpenter's 'Old Love'
Among intriguing tracks: Shawn Colvin's 'Change Is on the Way,' Tiffany Evans' 'If You Love Me' and David Bowie's 'Suffragette City.'
An unflinching witness
Marie Colvin, who was killed in Syria on February 22, represents a great deal that is excellent about the type of journalism to which she lost her life. We both were foreign correspondents for The Sunday Times of London for many years. Inevitably, that meant covering those wars that were among the biggest stories of our...
Journalist safety: getting away with murder?
In the month since Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik were killed in the Syrian city of Homs the question of how to protect journalists - and prosecute those who target them - has been taken up at a national and international level. At a Westminster...Show More Summary
Mary Chapin Carpenter Announces New Album, Tour with Shawn Colvin
Mary Chapin Carpenter has been delivering fantastic songs to the world for the past couple of decades, defying definition and entertaining fans of folk, pop, country, and Americana music. She's earned five Grammy Awards and a hand full...Show More Summary
A Eulogy for Marie Colvin
Journalist Marie Colvin was killed on assignment in Syria last month. Read her longtime friend’s tribute.
The Breakfast Meeting: Rebekah Brooks Arrested and Wi-Fi via the Homeless
Also, Marie Colvin is laid to rest and an interview with Apple's style guru.
Morning media roundup: Britain investigates Colvin’s death
The U.K. is investigating Marie Colvin’s death. Lyra McKee follows up on a mention of this in an AP report by phoning the British Foreign Office, which confirms it, telling her “The UK’s expert human rights team – which… Read more
Farewell to brave Marie Colvin but there’s no let-up in Homs
Family and friends attend the war reporter’s funeral amid news of further atrocities by pro-Assad gunmen
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THE Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin was buried in her home townShow More Summary
Journalist Marie Colvin Laid To Rest In New York
The Sunday Times reporter was remembered as a person who took risks because she believed what she did was important.
Journalist Marie Colvin Laid to Rest in New York
The body of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was killed while reporting in Syria last month, is back in New York today after being transferred to a Polish diplomat and then sent to Paris before returning to the United States, the AP reports. Colvin’s funeral is today in Long Island, ... More »
Thomas Probert: The Story is Bigger Than War Correspondents
Marie Colvin's death has highlighted the dangers facing journalists in armed conflict, but the threats to journalists worldwide are much broader.
Marie Colvin: Funeral for the Slain Reporter to be Held on Monday
Marie Colvin, a respected journalist from New York who was killed when reporting on the ongoing conflict in Syria, will reportedly be laid to rest Monday in Long Island, NY. Colvin’s body arrived in the United States earlier this week thanks to the efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross along with the [...]Show More Summary
As Journalists Become Targets, the Need to 'Bear Witness' Continues
Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Lynsey Addario spoke with Christopher Dickey about the late Marie Colvin, and the life of a female war correspondent.
