La journaliste courage

Il y a 8 ans, le 22 février 2012, mourait une journaliste américaine particulèrement remarquable. Marie Colvin, dont un biopic sur sa vie a été réalisé en 2018, est décédée à Homs en Syrie où elle tentait de témoigner de la guerre pour le journal Sunday Times. Elle a reçu plusieurs prix journalistiques. Voici quelques citations de cette femme de conviction et de courage.

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.

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.

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