I didn’t know journalist and blogger Steven Vincent, but I remember getting e-mails about him and his book, In the Red Zone: A Journey Into the Soul of Iraq. He was murdered in Iraq today. Vincent’s latest article was published on Sunday in the New York Times. Could it be related to his murder?
I didn’t take the time to get to know him, and now it’s too late. I didn’t even know he had a blog.
News: American Journalist Found Dead, US Journalist Killed in Iraq…
Bloggers: Malkin, Lorie Byrd, Captain’s Quarters, Arthur Chrenkoff, Power Line, Outside the Beltway, Mark Tapscott…
The Newseum has a memorial for journalists killed in the line of duty.
Update: Bryan Preston: “The thing about Steven that set him apart from most journalists in Iraq was his courage. He didn’t spend his time trading rumors in the green zone hotels. He actually went out into Iraq and explored it, trying to make sense of things. He didn’t go over there as some experienced Crocodile Dundee type, either.”
Jeff Harrell: “I got a copy of Steven’s book in the mail last winter. I read it in a day. I wrote a review, which led to an interview arranged by his publisher. Steven was a joy to talk to, a writer of consummate skill and a genuinely thoughtful man. We exchanged e-mails regularly after that, e-mails both serious and whimsical.”
He was a very brave man. RIP
Comment by Dave Jenkins — 08.03.05 @ 8:14 am
Blogger/Journalist Steven Vincent murdered in Iraq
The Associated Press is reporting this morning that Vincent was found shot to death in Basra.
Trackback by Sister Toldjah — 08.03.05 @ 9:17 am
Terrorists Murder Author, Blogger Steven Vincent
The BBC reports this morning that author and blogger Steven Vincent was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists near Basra. His female Iraqi translator survived the kidnapping, but the terrorists dumped Vincent’s bullet-ridden body outside of the city wi…
Trackback by Captain's Quarters — 08.03.05 @ 9:26 am
This is so sad. I will write about it later on my blog. Was he a Christian by any chance?
Comment by Writing Right — 08.03.05 @ 10:15 am
Regarding Steven Vincent. He certainly was a very brave man whose writing I will miss. I’m just an ordinary citizen - no blog, nothing other than interest in winning what I will continue to refer to as the GWOT.
Based upon his July 31, 2005 posting to the NYT shouldn’t we consider the possibility that he was assassinated by the newly trained but clearly Shia-leaning Basra security forces?
Comment by Bruce Corigliano — 08.03.05 @ 10:20 am
Iraqi Insurgents kill blogger
From the BBC… A US freelance reporter, Steven Vincent, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Basra, southern Iraq,…
Trackback by Danny Carlton: codenamed "Jack Lewis" — 08.03.05 @ 10:23 am
La Shawn, I share your concern that he was targeted for murder. In the Middle East, free press is foreign.
Comment by RepJ — 08.03.05 @ 11:10 am
RIP: American Journalist Steven Vincent
Vincent has a blog here. I am guessing that he was killed by the same people he wrote about. It’s sad to hear what happened and I am glad he is getting a lot of attention in the blogs and the media.
Trackback by The Political Teen — 08.03.05 @ 12:36 pm
He had a target for telling it like it is, both good and bad. The terrorists didn’t want the story that the Iraqi people are rising up and shedding their facist bondage to gain any further traction. They want to make sure the headlines are all about car bombs and soldiers dying.
Comment by Chris Roberts — 08.03.05 @ 12:38 pm
Waiting to hear if Linda Foley declares that he was shot by American troops…
Comment by atheling2 — 08.03.05 @ 1:05 pm
Steven Vincent, RIP
Along with the great Michael Kelly and the courageous David Bloom, we mourn the loss of Steven Vincent - another reporter who clanked when he walked and dared to depart from the mainstream media templates to simply report the news.
Lorie Byrd has bee…
Trackback by The Anchoress — 08.03.05 @ 2:28 pm
STEVEN VINCENT, R.I.P.
Terrible news: An American journalist and author has been found shot dead in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a Western diplomat said on Wednesday. The diplomat told Reuters the next of kin of Steven Vincent had been notified and…
Trackback by Michelle Malkin — 08.03.05 @ 9:55 pm