Posted by Greg Mitchell
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Anthony Shadid, 43, perhaps the most respected US reporter covering numerous wars and battles zones throughout the Middle East and North Afrida in the past dozen years, died today in Syria. He reportedly suffered an asthma attack. His body was then carried across the border to Turkey by his New York Times colleague, photographer Tyler Hicks.
Shadid won two Pulitizers for his coverage while with the Washington Post and had just been nominated for this year’s prize by the Times. HIs last article for the paper was on turmoil in Libya. It ran on February 9 and, typically, drew wide attention and praise.
This is certain to be one of the biggest losses to journalism in years. Shadid, who spoke fluent Arabic, had long provided perhaps the most valuable coverage of the so-called “Arab street.” He once said no story was worth dying for, but some were worth taking big risks for, and recently indicated that Syria was one such story.
In a statement, Jill Abramson, the executive editor of the Times, said, “Anthony died as he lived—determined to bear witness to the transformation sweeping the Middle East and to testify to the suffering of people caught between government oppression and opposition forces.”
http://www.thenation.com/blog/166327/anthony-shadid-top-new-york-times-reporter-dies-syria
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