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Two Fox journalists killed in Ukraine, underscoring dangers

America.
Ferguson said she and her crew were
Zakrzewski, an Irish citizen who was recently pulled out of their car at
based in London, had covered con- gunpoint by Ukrainian soldiers who
flicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria mistakenly thought they were being
for Fox and won an internal "unsung filmed from the car. The journalists
hero" award for playing a key role last were waved on after their credentials
year in getting Fox's freelancers and were checked, "but for a few minutes
their families out of Afghanistan af- it was pretty nasty."
ter the U.S. withdrawal. He had been There are few journalists officially
working in Ukraine since February. embedded with troops — as they
"Such a fine man," tweeted Fox na- were in Iraq and Afghanistan, for ex-
tional security reporter Jennifer Grif- ample — so many reporters are driv-
fin. ing around independently, and with-
Trey Yingst, another colleague who out good intelligence, which is par-
worked with Zakrzewski in Ukraine, ticularly dangerous, Ferguson said.
called him "as good as they come."
In an interview, ABC News reporter
Kuvshynova was a local "fixer," as is Martha Raddatz said Ukraine re-
known in war zones. She helped Fox minded her of covering the siege of
crews navigate the Kyiv area, gathered Sarajevo because there are no U.S.
information and spoke to sources. troops there.
She had a passion for music, the arts
and photography, Scott said in the "That is a huge thing for me," she
staff memo. said. "You realize, 'Oh, wait. There
are no Americans here. There's no
"Several of our correspondents and protection for us here.' I think you're
producers spent long days with very cognizant of that."
her reporting the news and got to Gulnoza Said, coordinator of the Eu-
know her personally, describing her rope and Central Asia Program for
as hard-working, funny, kind and the Committee to Protect Journalists,
brave," Scott wrote. "Her dream was has been hearing from journalists
to connect people around the world in Ukraine concerned about check-
and tell their stories and she fulfilled points where it isn't clear if they're
that through her journalism." coming upon Russian or Ukrainian
soldiers.
In Washington on Tuesday, the
Ukrainian ambassador to the United She said journalists are telling her
States, Oksana Markarova, thanked they are worried that Ukrainian au-
(AP) — A veteran videographer On Sunday, documentary filmmaker reporters who are on the ground in thorities may be seeking to limit the
and a 24-year-old Ukrainian jour- Brent Renaud, another veteran of Ukraine. areas and hours in which they can
nalist working for Fox News were covering war zones, died when Rus- "Risking their lives to tell the world work.
both killed when their vehicle sian forces opened fire on his vehicle the truth" is something that Ukraine "I need to find out exactly what they
came under fire outside of Kyiv, in Irpin, also outside of Kyiv. and the world desperately need, she want to do," she said. "I hope it is not
the network said on Tuesday. The death of three journalists in a said at the National Press Club. because they want to control the nar-
short span underscores the dangers rative of the war."
Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and Oleksan- faced by people chronicling the war Jane Ferguson, a PBS "NewsHour"
dra "Sasha" Kuvshynova were trav- in Ukraine, even those with extensive correspondent in Ukraine who has News of Zakrzewski's death hit par-
eling Monday in Horenka with Fox experience reporting from conflict also reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, ticularly hard Tuesday in Ireland.
News reporter Benjamin Hall, who zones. Somalia and Syria, said on Twitter Irish premier Micheal Martin said he
remains hospitalized. that the war "is incredibly tough to was deeply disturbed by the news.
"Today is a heartbreaking day for The dangers for journalists seem to cover as a field reporter, unlike any I
Fox News Media and for all journal- be increasing by the day, as the fight- have seen or experienced before." "My thoughts are with their families,
ists risking their lives to deliver the ing seems to get more brutal and With intense artillery fire that can friends and fellow journalists," Mar-
news," the network's CEO, Suzanne concentrated in more urban areas, reach for miles and a vague fluidity tin said. "We condemn this indiscrim-
Scott. said in a staff memo. said Summer Lopez, director of the of army positions, there is really no inate and immoral war by Russia on
Free Expressions Program at PEN front line, Ferguson wrote. Ukraine."

Students steer school bus to safety after driver collapses

(AP) — A group of Maine The bus was carrying 14 stu- Maine School Administrative time to process the incident," Mathieu said.
middle and high school dents when the driver col- District 75 said.
students grabbed the lapsed at the wheel, Topsham No students were injured.
wheel of their school bus police told the Portland Press Another bus arrived and took
Monday morning when Herald. They were able to them to school.
their driver suffered a steer the bus off the road and
fatal medical condition, apply the brakes, stopping the The school district and lo-
steering the vehicle to vehicle on an embankment cal authorities were working
safety while another class- before calling 911 and flag- Tuesday to support the stu-
mate attempted to admin- ging down traffic, according dents in the aftermath of the
ister first aid to the strick- to the newspaper. driver's death, said Gabrielle
en driver. Mathieu, school resource of-
Their driver, 77-year-old Ar- ficer with the Topsham Po-
Topsham Police Chief Marc thur McDougall, of Lisbon, lice Department.
Hagan thanked the students was taken to a hospital Mon-
for their quick, "deliberate day morning and died, the "At this time we are giving
action to save lives." interim superintendent of the families and students