An Irish Fox News cameraman and his “fixer” were killed while covering the war in Ukraine, the American television channel announced on Tuesday, referring to a “heartbreaking day” for the media and for all journalists.
Pierre Zakrzewski was accompanying journalist Benjamin Hall, who was injured when their vehicle was fired upon Monday in Horenka, near kyiv, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. According to local media and the organization Reporters Without Borders, Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshinova, who was a “fixer” (local contact who assists journalists on assignment) for the Fox News team, was also killed in the attack.
Based in London, Pierre Zakrzewski had been in Ukraine since February. It was ” a war photographer who has covered virtually every international event for Fox News, from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria “, explained Suzanne Scott.
He had been rewarded in December with an internal prize at Fox News, in particular for having “ played a key role in the evacuation of our Afghan freelancers and their families after the American withdrawal of the country, underlined the head of the chain.
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Pierre Zakrzewski risks his life in conflict zones to report for Fox News. He produces, edits and films without rest and under immense pressure. “, had said at the time a star presenter of the channel, Bill Hemmer. He had greeted his invaluable knowledge ” and his ” impeccable work ethic “.
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said: deeply shocked and saddened by the death of Irish citizen and journalist Pierre Zakrzewski “, in a message on Twitter. He also condemned this blind and immoral war of Russia against Ukraine “.
(With AFP)