Oscar-Nominated Journalist Killed in Libya, Another in Grave Condition
Update: Reports indicate that photographer Tim Hetherington has been killed in Libya, and photographer Chris Hondros is in grave condition.
We previously wrote that both had been killed, but official reports only indicate that Hetherington was killed.
The two were covering the fighting in Misrata. Hetherington was nominated for a Oscar this year for the documentary Restrepo, and Hondros is a Pulitzer Prize nominated war photographer.
Yesterday Hetherington tweeted, “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces.
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