MARIE COLVIN

BIOGRAPHY

• Marie was born in Oyster Bay,NY January 12, 1956.
• She liked to go sailing and fishing.
• Marie colvin had a crazy plan to sail the Atlantic.
• Marie liked to sail to get a break from the war.
• She died February 22, 2012 when she was 56 years old.

WARS/CONFLICTS

• She was a war correspondent for most of her professional life.
• Marie colvin was a Middle East war correspondent.
• She was also at Tamil-Tiger Sri Lanka when she lost her left eye.
• Her war newspaper was the Sunday Times.

SECURITY CONCERNS/ISSUES

• The freelancers get paid by newspapers,
• yet they don't work for them.
• They get to do their own thing.
• There is not really any security.

PERSONAL COMMENTS

• ”My god! I'm not hanging around here. I need a real war to go to."
• “I have been a war correspondent for most of my proffessional life."
• “It has always been a hard time, but the need for frontline objective reporting
• has never been more compelling."

STUDENT EVALUATIONS

• I think it was but wasn't worth the risk
• because your putting your life on the line,
• but Marie Colvin got famous by that and died with honor.
• When she died she was named, “the bravest of the brave."
• Thats why it could be worth the risk because you can be remembered.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Witherow,John.“Marie Colvin 1956-2012." Discus-N.P,26Feb.2012.web.15oct.2014.
• Beers,Kylene.collections.2015.Reprint.Orlando,Florida:Houghtonmifflinharcourt.2015.print.
• "Freelancing in a War Zone: Hazardous Work, Low Pay, Few Benefits - NBC News." NBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. .
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/79139277@N08/8604994894/in/photolist-e7oRbW-b...
• Esperanza, Coco. Syria. 2012.Syria. Flickr. Web. 21 Oct. 2014