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Marie Catherine Colvin (January 12, 1956 – February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who worked for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death. She died while covering the siege of Homs in Syria.

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Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice.

Accuracy, Horror, Mission, Prejudice, Report, War

Despite all the videos you see from the Ministry of Defence or the Pentagon, and all the sanitised language describing smart bombs and pinpoint strikes, the scene on the ground has remained remarkably the same for hundreds of years. Craters. Burned houses. Mutilated bodies. Women weeping for children and husbands. Men for their wives, mothers children.

Children, Houses, Husband, Language, Mother, Mutilated

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. What is bravery, and what is bravado? Journalists covering combat shoulder great responsibilities and face difficult choices. Sometimes they pay the ultimate price.

Ask, Covering, Difficult Choices, Responsibility, Ultimate, War

Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid.

Afraid, Being Afraid, Bravery, Courage

Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference in exposing the horrors of war and especially the atrocities that befall civilians.

Differences, Home, Send, Truth, War

Be passionate and be involved in what you believe in, and do it as thoroughly and honestly and fearlessly as you can.

Inspirational, Honesty, Believe, Passionate, Honestly

. . . war reporting is still essentially the same - someone has to go there and see what is happening. You can't get that information without going to places where people are being shot at, and others are shooting at you. The real difficulty is having enough faith in humanity to believe that enough people, be they government, military or the man on the street, will care when your file reaches the printed page, the website or the TV screen.

Essentially, Man, Military, Real, Reporting, War

We always have to ask ourselves whether the level of risk is worth the story. What is bravery, and what is bravado?

Bravery, Risk, Stories, Story, Worth

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