Brent Renaud

Arkansans spent their Sunday honoring and remembering a journalist who was shot and killed in Ukraine.

His life’s work stands as a testament of a free and open society, which is in stark contrast to the totalitarian forces whose unprovoked invasion he was documenting when his life was taken,” Rep. Shepherd (R-El Dorado) said. “The Renaud Brothers dedicated themselves to the growth of film culture in their home state of Arkansas, and we are so much richer as a result. And I reiterate to Vladimir Putin and his military leaders that the intentional targeting of innocent civilians, including reporters, is a war crime,” Sen. Cotton said. “Arkansas PBS deeply mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Brent Renaud. Brent was driven to tell the most intimate of human stories from across our country and the globe, often in partnership with his brother Craig,” Pledger said. KARK said Renaud and his brother, Craig, worked as documentary filmmakers, television producers and journalists who also covered wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Brent Renaud died Sunday in Irpen, according to media reports.

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“I mean an incredible award-winning career and very decorated and very respected, but it’s the work, the actual work," said Mattingly. "Those images that we see because of him has made a powerful difference with so many people.” “Of course Brent was there because that’s who he was," said Larry Foley, chair of the University of Arkansas School of Journalism. "When there were stories that were difficult and some would shy away from them, Brent would be right in the thick of it.” “He’s been doing stories that most of us would never see if it wasn’t for people like Brent doing those kinds of stories," said friend Bo Mattingly. "But with that comes a lot of danger.”

The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, ...

A statement from Kyiv regional police said that Russian troops opened fire on the car. “Our hearts are with all of Brent’s loved ones.” Camilli told the AP that Arredondo himself had been hit in the lower back. Arredondo, speaking from a hospital in Kyiv, told Italian journalist Annalisa Camilli that Renaud was hit in the neck. Renaud and Putzel won a 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University journalism award for “Arming the Mexican Cartels,” a documentary on how guns trafficked from the United States fueled rampant drug gang violence. This is a guy who literally went to every conflict zone.”

An advisor to Ukraine's interior ministry said Renaud was killed and another journalist was wounded in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv.

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(AP) -- Brent Renaud, an acclaimed filmmaker who traveled to some of the darkest and most dangerous corners of the world for documentaries that transported ...

The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, just outside ...

Ukrainian authorities said he died when Russian forces shelled the vehicle he was traveling in. A statement from Kyiv regional police said that Russian troops opened fire on the car. Ukrainian authorities said he died when Russian forces shelled the vehicle he was traveling in. Camilli told the AP that Arredondo himself had been hit in the lower back. Arredondo, speaking from a hospital in Kyiv, told Italian journalist Annalisa Camilli that Renaud was hit in the neck. Renaud and Putzel won a 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University journalism award for "Arming the Mexican Cartels," a documentary on how guns trafficked from the United States fueled rampant drug gang violence.

Renaud, a 50-year-old filmmaker and journalist, was reportedly shot as he and his reporting partner passed through a checkpoint in a suburb of Kyiv.

CPJ called for justice in a statement decrying the shooting. Renaud was initially mistaken as a correspondent for the Times due to a press badge he was found with, a photograph of which was included in a Facebook post published by Kyiv Regional Police Chief Andriy Nebitov. The post also included a graphic photo purportedly of Renaud’s body, as well as a picture of his passport. There were two journalists and one of ours [a Ukrainian],” Danylo Shapovalov, a surgeon volunteering for the Ukrainian territorial defense, told the outlet. Twitter content The other reporter, identified by The Guardian as photographer Juan Arredondo, gave an interview from his hospital bed in the midst of being treated by health workers. Brent Renaud, an award-winning filmmaker who spent years documenting conflict in hot spots across the world—often with his brother, Craig—was killed while reporting near Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it could not yet confirm the circumstances of the shooting, but local police said the journalist was killed by Russian forces.

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“On the first day filming I found myself on the wrong side of town with the wrong players, and nearly got killed when the car I was riding in busted through a military checkpoint, drawing fire on the car from the soldiers,” he said. “Just pulling out video cameras on the streets there to document the demonstrations was impossible to do safely,” he said. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brent explained why they were drawn to the topic. “There’s so much judgement and analysis on people who use drugs in our culture and on social media and cable news. The journalist’s death comes after days of fierce street battles in Irpin, a suburb about three miles outside Kyiv, which led to the deaths of multiple civilians. “So the driver turned around, and they kept shooting.”

UPDATED, with additional details: Documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed when Russian troops opened fire while he was covering the war in Ukraine, ...

“The Writers Guild of America East mourns the loss of filmmaker Brent Renaud, killed in Ukraine by Russian troops in what reportedly was a deliberate attack,” the guild said in a statement. And to further live up to the Russian military manual, which states: ‘Journalists are considered civilians and enjoy protection stipulated by international humanitarian law…’ “ Brent Renaud also was Nieman Fellow in the class of 2019. Renaud produced films along with his brother Craig, including Last Chance High, a video series for Vice News that won a Peabody award, along with projects about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other world hot spots. “We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death,” a Times spokeswoman said. “So the driver turned around, and they kept shooting, the two of us. He is the first U.S. journalist death in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The murder of Brent Renaud reminds us all of the mortal danger journalists place themselves in when covering war so the rest of the world can be aware of the horror and tragedy of combat, especially among the innocent. The SPJ also said that Renaud “is the second journalist to be killed covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yevhenii Sakun, a photojournalist for EFE, the Spanish news service, was killed when the Russian army destroyed the Kyiv television tower on March 1.” It said Renaud is the first American journalist to be killed during the war. Ukranian medics could do nothing to help him by that stage. She wrote on Twitter, “Just left roadside spot near Irpin where body of American journalist Brent Renaud lay under a blanket. “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of Brent Renaud who lost his life while documenting the ruthlessness & evil inflicted upon people by Russia,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter. “May Brent’s life & sacrifice inspire the world to stand up in fight for the forces of light against forces of darkness.”

An award-winning American filmmaker and journalist was killed Sunday in Ukraine on Sunday while reporting near the capital, according to multiple media ...

Kyiv police said another American journalist was also wounded by Russian troops. The executioners invading Ukraine have killed a dear friend and brilliant documentary reporter, Brent Renaud, and injured another dear colleague. He was courageous, and remarkable.— Mary Ellen Klas (@MaryEllenKlas) https://t.co/UwOFVP5flR March 13, 2022

Award-winning American journalist Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Irpin, police in Kyiv said. Another American journalist ...

"You could sit down and spend a week watching all of Brent's stories over the years back-to-back and just be flabbergasted," Putzel said. Putzel said Renaud was working on a documentary about refugees around the world when the crisis in Ukraine began. And it is a devastating loss to journalism today," he added. "Our Nieman Fellow Brent Renaud was gifted and kind, and his work was infused with humanity. "We got split and I got pulled into the (stretcher)." Asked how he got to the hospital, he replied, "an ambulance, I don't know." He said he and Renaud were driving through a checkpoint in Irpin on the way to film refugees leaving the city when Russian forces opened fire.

Renaud, 50, and fellow journalist Juan Arredondo, who was injured in the attack, were reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine when they were shot at in ...

"Gutting to hear of the death Brent Renaud in Irpin, Ukraine today. My thoughts are with his brother and his friends and family," tweeted PBS correspondent Simon Ostrovsky. He was in Ukraine on assignment for Time magazine working on a project focused on the country's refugee crisis. "Of course, the profession of a journalist is a risk, but US citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight the aggressor's ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness." "Brent was my classmate at Harvard @niemanfdn program. Throughout his career, Renaud won several accolades including Peabody and DuPont awards.

Kyiv regional police say Russian troops opened fire on the car of Brent Renaud and another journalist near the capital.

The driver turned around but the firing at them continued, Arredondo added. Kyiv regional police say Russian troops opened fire on the car of Brent Renaud and another journalist near the capital. Kyiv regional police say Russian troops opened fire on the car of Brent Renaud and another journalist near the capital.

Local police officials and witnesses said the documentary filmmaker was shot near Kyiv.

- Target:Up to 60% off - Target Promo Code You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service. In accompanying posts, Mr. Nebitov blamed the killing on Russian troops and said two other correspondents were injured and taken to a hospital in the Ukrainian capital for treatment.

American filmmaker and journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed by Russian troops in Irpen, Ukraine, Kyiv's regional police force announced Sunday.

And what he was great at.” He was a very special guy, who was killed doing what he loved. “Somebody offered to take us to the other bridge, and we crossed a checkpoint, and they started shooting at us. He showed them what was possible. He told the stories of the forgotten ones. Another journalist, later identified as Juan Arredondo, was also injured in the attack, CBS News reported.

Arkansans spent their Sunday honoring and remembering a journalist who was shot and killed in Ukraine.

His life’s work stands as a testament of a free and open society, which is in stark contrast to the totalitarian forces whose unprovoked invasion he was documenting when his life was taken,” Rep. Shepherd (R-El Dorado) said. “The Renaud Brothers dedicated themselves to the growth of film culture in their home state of Arkansas, and we are so much richer as a result. And I reiterate to Vladimir Putin and his military leaders that the intentional targeting of innocent civilians, including reporters, is a war crime,” Sen. Cotton said. “Arkansas PBS deeply mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Brent Renaud. Brent was driven to tell the most intimate of human stories from across our country and the globe, often in partnership with his brother Craig,” Pledger said. KARK said Renaud and his brother, Craig, worked as documentary filmmakers, television producers and journalists who also covered wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Brent Renaud died Sunday in Irpen, according to media reports.

Brent Renaud, 50, was shot dead in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, on Sunday by Russian forces, Kyiv's police chief Andriy Nebytov said. Another American journalist, ...

Mr Renaud was "left behind", he said. Residents of Irpin woke up on Sunday to shooting after heavy shelling overnight. The paper said: "We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud's death. Bodies lay in the open in the streets and a park on Saturday. Mr Nebytov, the police chief, said that Mr Renaud was with another journalist who was injured in the shooting and was taken to a hospital in Kyiv. Brent was a talented photographer and film-maker who had contributed to the New York Times over the years.

Peabody Award-winning filmmaker fatally shot near Kyiv, police report.

To sign the petition click here. “Russian forces in Ukraine must stop all violence against journalists and other civilians at once, and whoever killed Renaud should be held to account.” “We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death. To find out more about our Refugees Welcome campaign, click here. Mr Arrendondo said Brent Renaud was “shot and left behind” but he was not sure what happened to him at the time of the interview. Brent was a talented filmmaker who had contributed to The New York Times over the years,” a spokesperson for the publication said in a statement to The Independent.

Brent Renaud, 51, a, award-winning video journalist, was fatally shot when Russian troops opened fire on a car near the Romanivsky Bridge in Irpin, ...

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Brent Renaud, 51, was in a truck with other journalists in Irpin when Russian troops opened fire.

Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old filmmaker, was killed when Russian troops opened fire, according to the head of Kyiv's regional police force.

Renaud and his brother Craig Renaud have reported from a number of global hotspots over the past two decades, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Egypt, according to a biography on their website. "The people of Ukraine, who are fighting against the Russian regime to defend their Homeland and democracy in the world, are mourning with you," Zelensky said. Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old filmmaker, was killed when Russian troops opened fire, according to Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv's regional police force.

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The brothers won a Peabody Award in 2015 for the Vice News documentary, “Last Chance High,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “In recent weeks, Brent was in the region working on a TIME Studios project focused on the global refugee crisis. Nonetheless, U.S. citizen Brent Renaud paid with his life trying to highlight the deceit, cruelty and ruthlessness of the aggressor.” “As an award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Brent tackled the toughest stories around the world often alongside his brother Craig Renaud,” said Time Editor in Chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal and President and COO of Time Ian Orefice said in a joint statement. Two other journalists were wounded and taken to a hospital, according to the Kyiv Independent. Ukranian medics could do nothing to help him by that stage.