包括一名电影制作人、一名制片人和一名福克斯新闻频道摄影师在内的三名记者在报道此次事件时遇难俄罗斯入侵乌克兰这周。
根据联合国教育、科学及文化组织(UNESCO)的消息,24岁的乌克兰制片人兼制片人Oleksandra“Sasha”Kuvshynova和55岁的福克斯新闻频道摄影师Pierre Pierre扎克泽夫斯基都在基辅郊外的Gorenka死于周一的炮击。
该网络证实,库夫谢诺娃作为顾问与福克斯新闻频道一起工作。
福克斯新闻频道媒体公司的首席执行官苏珊·斯科特在周二的一份声明中说:“她非常有才华,花了数周时间直接与我们的整个团队一起工作,夜以继日地工作,以确保全世界都知道她的国家正在发生什么。”
该网络周二称,周一“当炮火击中他们在基辅外的汽车时”,扎克泽夫斯基正与福克斯新闻频道国务院记者本杰明·霍尔一起工作。扎克泽夫斯基曾为福克斯新闻频道报道过伊拉克、阿富汗和叙利亚的新闻。
“皮埃尔·扎克泽夫斯基在这个网络中绝对是一个传奇,他的损失是毁灭性的,”该网络说。
“福克斯公司总裁杰伊·华莱士说,当他们到达现场,看到皮埃尔在那里时,每个人都有一种额外的安全感。他是一名专业人士,他是一名记者,他是我的朋友,”福克斯新闻频道公关公司周二表示。
“我谴责杀害Oleksandra Kuvshynova和皮埃尔·扎克泽夫斯基。联合国教科文组织总干事奥黛丽·阿祖莱(Audrey Azoulay)周二表示:“记者在冲突期间提供信息方面发挥着至关重要的作用,永远不应成为攻击目标。”。“我呼吁尊重国际人道主义标准,确保记者和媒体工作者受到保护。”
根据斯科特的说法,霍尔住院治疗,斯科特周一要求“请为本和他的家人祈祷。”五角大楼发言人约翰·柯比也证实他受伤了。
美国国务院记者协会主席肖恩·坦登在周一的一份声明中说:“我们知道本热情、幽默和高度的敬业精神。我们祝愿Ben早日康复,并呼吁尽最大努力保护记者,他们通过在乌克兰的报道提供了宝贵的服务。”
这一事件发生在自由记者布伦特·雷诺周日死亡之后,美国国务院证实了这一消息。据Sugar23报道,Renaud在乌克兰与Sugar23、时代工作室和Day Zero Productions合作拍摄一部纪录片,报道全球难民危机。
“作为一名屡获殊荣的电影制作人和记者,布伦特经常与他的哥哥克雷格·雷诺一起处理世界上最棘手的故事,”《时代》杂志主编兼首席执行官爱德华·费尔森塔尔和《时代》杂志总裁兼首席运营官伊恩·奥雷菲奇在一份声明中说。“最近几周,布伦特在该地区从事一个时代工作室的项目,重点是全球难民危机。我们的心和布伦特所有爱的人在一起。”
查尔斯·赛克斯/视觉/美联社,档案
布伦特·雷诺参加5月31日在西普里亚尼华尔街举行的第74届皮博迪奖颁奖典礼
摄影记者胡安·阿雷东多说,雷诺遇害时他和他在一起。
在病床上的一段视频中,Arredondo说,“我们穿过了伊尔平的第一座桥;我们打算拍摄其他难民离开,我们上了一辆车,有人提出带我们去另一座桥,我们穿过一个检查站,他们开始向我们开枪。于是,司机转身,他们继续开枪。这是我们两个人,我的朋友是布伦特·雷诺,他被枪击中,留下了。”
“这种袭击是完全不可接受的,违反了国际法,”保护记者委员会的项目主任卡洛斯·马丁内斯·德拉塞纳说,在一份声明中说星期一。“俄罗斯驻乌克兰部队必须立即停止针对记者和其他平民的所有暴力行为。”
“报道战争危险的两个例子,”五角大楼的Kirby在周一的新闻发布会上谈到Hall和Renaud。“可以肯定的是,这是一场不需要打的战争。但可以肯定的是,有来自世界各地的记者在现场试图发现真相,展示真相,讲述这些重要的故事。”
3 journalists, including Fox News cameraperson, killed in Ukraine
Three journalists, including a filmmaker, a producer and a Fox News cameraperson, were killed covering theRussian invasion in Ukrainethis week.
Ukrainian producer and fixer Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, 24, and Fox News cameraperson Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, were both killed in Gorenka, outside Kyiv, in a shelling on Monday, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Kuvshynova was working with Fox News as a consultant, the network confirmed.
"She was incredibly talented and spent weeks working directly with our entire team there, operating around the clock to make sure the world knew what was happening in her country," Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in a statement Tuesday.
Zakrzewski was working alongside Fox News State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall "when incoming fire hit their vehicle outside of Kyiv" on Monday, the network said Tuesday. Zakrzewski had covered stories in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria for Fox News.
"Pierre Zakrzewski was an absolute legend at this network, and his loss is devastating," the network said.
"The president of Fox, Jay Wallace, says that everyone always felt an extra sense of reassurance when they arrived on the scene and they saw that Pierre was there. He was a professional, he was a journalist and he was a friend," Fox News PR said Tuesday.
"I condemn the killings of Oleksandra Kuvshynova and Pierre Zakrzewski. Journalists have a critical role in providing information during a conflict and should never be targeted," UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said on Tuesday. "I call for the respect of international humanitarian standards, to ensure that journalists and media workers are protected."
Hall was hospitalized, according to Scott, who asked Monday to "please keep Ben and his family in your prayers." Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby also confirmed he was injured.
Shaun Tandon, president of the State Department Correspondents' Association, said in a Monday statement, "We know Ben for his warmth, good humor and utmost professionalism. We wish Ben a quick recovery and call for utmost efforts to protect journalists who are providing an invaluable service through their coverage in Ukraine."
This incident follows the Sunday death of freelance journalist Brent Renaud, which was confirmed by the U.S. State Department. Renaud was in Ukraine to cover the global refugee crisis for a documentary with Sugar23, Time Studios and Day Zero Productions, according to Sugar23.
"As an award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Brent tackled the toughest stories around the world often alongside his brother Craig Renaud," Time editor-in-chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal and president and COO of Time and Time Studios Ian Oreficesaid in a statement. "In recent weeks, Brent was in the region working on a TIME Studios project focused on the global refugee crisis. Our hearts are with all of Brent's loved ones."
Photojournalist Juan Arredondo said he was with Renaud when he was killed.
In a video from a hospital bed, Arredondo said, "We crossed the first bridge in Irpin; we were going to film other refugees leaving and we got to a car, somebody offered to take us to the other bridge, and we crossed a checkpoint and they started shooting at us. So, the driver turned around, and they kept shooting. It's two of us, my friend is Brent Renaud, and he's been shot and left behind."
"This kind of attack is totally unacceptable and is a violation of international law," Carlos Martínez de la Serna, program director of the Committee to Protect Journalists,said in a statementMonday. "Russian forces in Ukraine must stop all violence against journalists and other civilians at once."
"Two examples of the dangers in covering war," Kirby, of the Pentagon, said of Hall and Renaud during a Monday press briefing. "This is a war that didn't need to be fought, to be sure. But just as to be sure, there are journalists from around the world on the ground trying to discover the truth and to show that truth and to tell these important stories."