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.”
