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Remembering fallen journalists on video
Monday, May 16, 2011
We live in a world that feels smaller every day. As we become accustomed to nearly ubiquitous coverage of the news and events unfolding around the world, it’s easy to forget the price that is sometimes paid to obtain quality, accurate reporting on important stories—particularly in areas of conflict or in cases of government repression of the media. With this in mind, today,
the Newseum
in Washington, D.C., Google and YouTube are together launching the
Journalists Memorial channel
on YouTube to remember the journalists who have died in the last year while reporting news around the world.
Their stories are incredible: heading into a street battle with no weapon other than
your camera
;
talking about politics
over the radio, only to be
beaten to death
with iron bars by a group of thugs on the way to work. The risks and sacrifices that many have made in order to provide us with accurate information is remarkable. On the Journalists Memorial channel you can watch a collection of videos representing these journalists’ lives and their work.
This channel will become a digital version of the
Newseum’s Journalists Memorial
, which is re-dedicated annually to honor journalists worldwide who have died during the preceding year. This year, 77 names are being added to the list of the more than 2,000 journalists who have been recognized for their sacrifices since 1837. At today’s
rededication ceremony
, Krishna Bharat, the founder and head of Google News, will be delivering the keynote address, which the Newseum will post to the new YouTube channel later today.
In tribute to those who are being honored at today’s ceremony, we would like your help finding videos that profile or represent the work of all journalists who have risked or lost their lives doing the important work they do. We invite you to go to the
Journalists Memorial channel
and submit videos you think deserve recognition to the Moderator platform on the channel. The Newseum will be featuring additional submissions there.
Steve Grove, Head of YouTube News and Politics, recently watched "
Reuters: 21 Journalists Slaughtered in Philippines Massacre
."
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