Marked for Death

Sep 22, 2009

Committee to Protect Journalists

Terry Gould talked about his book Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places (Counterpoint; August 18, 2009). In his book he profiles seven journalists who were killed while covering stories in some of the world's most dangerous places (Colombia, Iraq, Philippines, Russia, and Bangladesh). He reports that .. Read More
Terry Gould talked about his book Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places (Counterpoint; August 18, 2009). In his book he profiles seven journalists who were killed while covering stories in some of the world's most dangerous places (Colombia, Iraq, Philippines, Russia, and Bangladesh). He reports that worldwide, nearly three-quarters of journalists who die on assignment are targeted and assassinated for their dogged pursuit of important stories. He spoke about the book at the offices of the Committee to Protect Journalists in New York City. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Joel Simon moderated. Terry Gould, an investigavtive journalist, is the author of Paper Fan: The Hunt for Triad Gangster Steven Wong.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:05 Unidentified Speaker EVAN WRIGHT, THANK YOU.
00:00:09 Unidentified Speaker THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
00:00:23 Unidentified Speaker THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS IN NEW YORK CITY HOST IS OUR 15 MINUTE EVENT. I'M GOING TO GET...
00:04:14 Unidentified Speaker THANKS, JOE. I GIVE A LOT OF TALKS SO IT'S KIND OF NICE WALKING INTO ONE WITHOUT HAVING TO SUPPLY...
00:04:28 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY CONGRATULATING CPJ FOR JUST WINNING THE DOG PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN...
00:34:00 Unidentified Speaker I'LL DEAL WITH THE SUBJECT OF JOURNALISTS. THERE ARE SOME JOURNALISTS THAT RESEMBLE FIREMAN AND SOLDIERS....
00:39:17 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. ADDING ADDING TO THAT IT WAS HER LAST SUPPER. WAIT FOR THE MICROPHONE AND I'DFY YOURSELF....
00:39:31 Unidentified Speaker RICHARD HOROWITZ. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE FOCUS ON THE KILLERS NOT THE JOURNALISTS. FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE,...
00:40:00 Unidentified Speaker YEAH, OKAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MOST DANGEROUS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NATIONS THAT ARE RUN ACCORDING...
00:44:28 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION OVER HERE. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE MIC AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF. IT'S COMING...
00:44:39 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T MEAN TO OFFEND ANY GANGSTERS WHO ARE HERE. I'M TOM LASNER. THAT'S REMARKABLE STORIES. YOU...
00:45:40 Unidentified Speaker YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT PSYCHOLOGY OF SACRIFICE IS POSSESSED IN EQUAL MEASURE BY HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS...
00:48:28 Unidentified Speaker OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO ASK ANOTHER ONE, TERRY, IS THAT IN SOME WAYS YOU PAINT AN INSPIRATIONAL...
00:50:05 Unidentified Speaker YEAH. I THINK YOU HAVE TO SCHEME. I THINK YOU HAVE TO SCHEME TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE...
00:53:10 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.
00:53:13 Unidentified Speaker IT'S GOING TO TAKE AN ADJUSTMENT. WE HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. I THINK WE GOT MYRON AND HARRY. PLEASE...
00:53:34 Unidentified Speaker MYRON FORMERLY OF CNN. AS A LONG TIME BUSINESS JOURNALIST, HOW COMPLICIT ARE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES...
00:53:59 Unidentified Speaker THERE'S NO DIVIDING LINE. YOU KNOW, COMPLICITY ISN'T EVEN A WORD. COMPLICITY EVEN SAYS, WELL, OKAY,...
00:56:34 Unidentified Speaker I GREW UP IN BROOKLYN, TOO. WE HAVE IN THIS CITY NOT ONLY IN BROOKLYN BUT IN THIS CITY A TRADITION...
00:57:29 Unidentified Speaker WELL, WHERE I GREW UP THERE WAS A DOWNSTAIRS FROM MY APARTMENT HOUSE THERE WAS A MAFIA BOOKIE JOINT...
00:58:42 Unidentified Speaker SO WE'RE NOT SO FAR ABOVE OR FAR REMOVED IN THOSE DAYS. IT HAPPENED WITH US, TOO.
00:58:48 Unidentified Speaker I'M HARRY MOSES. TERRY, I WONDER IF YOU COULD JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR OWN PROCESS OF RESEARCH....
00:59:21 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD SPEND MONTHS ON EVERY ONE. BEFORE I GO TO IRAQ AND OTHER PLACES, I'D WORK THE PHONES TRYING...
01:03:22 Unidentified Speaker ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE PROBABLY CAN TAKE ONE OR TWO MORE.
01:03:33 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WORK AT CPJ EUROPE AND CENTRAL AMERICA PROGRAM. I WROTE THIS FOR AMERICAN JUSTICE.
01:03:43 Unidentified Speaker YEAH.
01:03:46 Unidentified Speaker MY QUESTION IS, BASED ON YOUR ADVICE YOU GAVE US TO TRY TO MEET WITH THE PROSECUTORS AND TRY TO TALK...
01:04:14 Unidentified Speaker A MET WITH THE POLICE CHIEF. HE HEADED THE INVESTIGATION, AND I DID IT IN A SAFE FASHION. AS I TOLD...
01:07:42 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST QUESTION.
01:07:52 Unidentified Speaker PARDON ME, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON RUSSIA. 17 JOURNALISTS WERE KILLED.
01:07:58 Unidentified Speaker YEAH.
01:07:59 Unidentified Speaker ONE PARTICULAR DEATH ALWAYS -- I ALWAYS QUESTIONED AND IT WAS PAUL.
01:08:03 Unidentified Speaker YEAH.
01:08:04 Unidentified Speaker HE WAS AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST.
01:08:06 Unidentified Speaker YEAH.
01:08:07 Unidentified Speaker HE WAS THE FORBES EDITOR IN RUSSIA.
01:08:10 Unidentified Speaker YEAH.
01:08:11 Unidentified Speaker WHY?
01:08:14 Unidentified Speaker OKAY. I ACTUALLY FOUND SOMETHING OUT WHICH IS IN THE BOOK THAT I REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE....
01:11:03 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I CAN'T SAY THAT'S A VERY OPTIMISTIC NOTE ON WHICH TO END BUT I WILL SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN...
01:11:36 Unidentified Speaker I'M HONORED YOU ALL CAME. THANK YOU.
01:11:39 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
01:11:48 Unidentified Speaker INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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