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2009-07-16 Europe

Spain dismisses case of cameraman killed in Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 a television camera looks like an anti-tank weapon

Best to start investing in small handheld HD cameras as a choice of recording in similar situations. Tell the 'news' director to put his own sorry ass on the line if he has problems with that - or better yet - start feeding the imagery through the net without said 'news' director.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-07-16 08:23|| 2009-07-16 08:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Go read "Thunder Run" by David Zuccino. He talks about this incident in great detail. You will be amazed at the efforts (like transatlantic cell phone calls from a war zone) that were made to ensure they had the right building. They were under fire and knew *someone* was spotting from a tall building because they could hear him on the radio. In the end, they were unsuccessful and someone made the decision to pull the trigger. An unfortunate "sucks to be you" moment for the cameraman and everyone involved.

Posted by SteveS 2009-07-16 11:05|| 2009-07-16 11:05|| Front Page Top

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