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GWEN IFILL (NewsHour): Joining me now to talk about James Foley and the threat that reporters like him face covering conflicts today is Global Post co-founder and journalist Charles Sennott and Robert Mahoney, deputy director of the committee to protect journalists.
Charles Sennott, first of all, our condolences to you and your colleagues on the loss of James Foley. What’s can you tell us about him and how he came to be held?
CHARLES SENNOTT, Co-Founder, Global Post: Thanks, Gwen.
You know, the best way to start to describe who is James Foley is probably to start with the way his parents talked about him today. Anyone who saw how much faith they have, how strong they are, they know where James came from. And that’s really important to understanding him.
Jim had strong faith in himself, but his parents had tremendous faith in what he did as a journalist. They understood that Jim wanted to do work that mattered. He wanted to do work that made a difference. They understood his motivations. And they were unwaveringly supportive of it.
And that really is who Jim Foley was. He was a courageous reporter who took great risks to bring the story home.
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