Roddy Scott
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Roddy Scott was a British freelance cameraman working for Britain's Frontline Television News who documented neglected conflicts in such places as Sierra Leone, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.[1]
[edit] Death
On September 26, 2002, Scott was killed in the Russian republic of Ingushetia. Russian soldiers found his body in Ingushetia's Galashki region, near the border with Chechnya, following a battle between Russian forces and a group of Chechen fighters in which at least 17 were killed.[2] At first, Kremlin officials said Scott might still be alive.[3] Scott had accompanied the Chechens as they crossed from Georgia into Russia, United Press International reported.
Scott was apparently was killed by a Russian bullet in the eyepiece of his camera while filming the firefight.[1] According to Kavkaz Center, however, he was killed while trying to surrender.[4]
Roddy Scott's father, Robin, writing to The Times, said his son had chosen to travel with the Chechens in order to remedy the sparse media reporting of a conflict: "Whether it was Kurds, Chechens, Afghans or Palestinians, he was committed to ensuring that issues were not sidelined and received the international attention that they deserved."
[edit] References
- ^ a b Milestones, TIME, Oct. 07, 2002
- ^ Briton killed in Chechen rebel skirmish BBC News, 26 September, 2002
- ^ Confusion over cameraman's 'death' BBC News, 27 September, 2002
- ^ British reporter shot after he surrendered to Russians, Kavkaz Center, 9-29-2002
[edit] External links
- Killed reporter's Chechen rebel pictures BBC News, 1 October, 2002
- Obituaries: Roddy Scott Single-minded television journalist killed on a story The Independent, 4 October 2002
