Marie Colvin — the making of a myth
The late war reporter’s work made her a role model to many. But are we guilty of overlooking the personal cost?
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Marie Colvin: 'She illuminated the cost of war through individuals' pain', Marie Colvin
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The film makes you ashamed to call yourself a journalist: A Private War reviewed
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Compassion and trauma in affective witnessing: The case of A Private War
Veteran Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin was killed in February 2012 when covering the uprising in Syria., On the Front Line is an Orwell
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On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin
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Marie Colvin: Sunday Times reporter was due to leave Syria the day she died, says mother
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Marie Colvin: The Life of a War Correspondent - Women's Network for ChangeWomen's Network for Change
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