A Golden Field
The Lede: Syracuse University Filmmaker Killed in Syria
Normally when I hear about death it makes me sad but it does not seem so personal. Somehow the death of this fellow SU student feels personal. He was doing what so many of us never manage to do; he was fighting for the people he believes in.
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A Syrian filmmaker, who took a leave of absence from a fine arts degree program at Syracuse University to cover the carnage in his native country, was killed while filming in the war-ravaged city of Homs.
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