Two highly acclaimed journalists have been killed in Libya.
Tim Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and photographer, and Chris Hondros, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer, were killed in the city of Misrata after being hit by mortar fire during fighting between Muammar Gaddafi's forces and Libyan rebels. Two other photographers, Guy Martin and Chris Brown, were also injured.
Andre Liohn, a fellow photographer in Libya, was the first to report the news of Hetherington's death on his Facebook page.
Hetherington was a contributing photographer for Vanity Fair, and co-directed the Afghan War film "Restrepo" with author Sebastian Junger. That film was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary in 2011.
The last tweet on his Twitter account reads, "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO."
Hondros' work appeared in many major news outlets, including the front pages of many papers on the day he died. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2004. In 2006, he won the Robert Capa Gold Medal, a coveted honor for international photojournalism.
Le lien pour l'article et une série de photos de Hondros: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/20/tim-hetherington-chris-hondros-killed-libya_n_851558.html
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