The names of 77 reporters, photographers and broadcasters were added to a memorial to honor slain journalists in the Newseum in Washington, D.C.. "These 77 individuals were brought together in a fellowship that none of them would have chosen, a fellowship created by their commitment, their courage and, ultimately, their sacrifice," said Chris Wells, vice president of the Freedom Forum , which runs the Newseum. The Newseum , a journalism museum in Washington, D.C..Another was Magomed Yevloyev , who ran the independent Russian news site Ingushetia.org , which the Russian government tried to shut down. Yevloyev was shot while in police custody; authorities said he tried to take an officer's weapon. Some of the journalists added to the memorial were killed in accidents, rather than murders or war zones. Tom Borrelli, a sports writer for The Buffalo News , died after falling down a set of metal stairs at a high school football stadium and landing on his head. Steven Shoob, a broadcaster with WTOC-TV in Georgia, was also added to the memorial. Shoob was struck by a car while covering an accident story in Savannah in July 2008. Among the new names, 62 journalists were killed in 2008 and 15 were killed in prior years, including Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter Sarah Park, who died in 1957 in a small plane crash while covering a tsunami. The name of the youngest journalist on the memorial was added Monday. Ryan Rendleman, 22, of the Daily Egyptian of Southern Illinois University Carbondale who died in April 2008 when a tractor-trailer hit his parked car while he was on assignment.
The names of 77 reporters, photographers and broadcasters were added to a memorial to honor slain journalists in the in Washington, D.C.. "These 77 individuals were brought together in a fellowship that none of them would have chosen, a fellowship created by their commitment, their courage and, ultimately, their sacrifice," said Chris Wells, vice president of the , which runs the Newseum. The , a journalism museum in Washington, D.C..Another was , who ran the independent Russian news site , which the Russian government tried to shut down. Yevloyev was shot while in police custody; authorities said he tried to take an officer's weapon. Some of the journalists added to the memorial were killed in accidents, rather than murders or war zones. Tom Borrelli, a sports writer for , died after falling down a set of metal stairs at a high school football stadium and landing on his head. Steven Shoob, a broadcaster with in Georgia, was also added to the memorial. Shoob was struck by a car while covering an accident story in in July 2008. Among the new names, 62 journalists were killed in 2008 and 15 were killed in prior years, including reporter Sarah Park, who died in 1957 in a small plane crash while covering a tsunami. The name of the youngest journalist on the memorial was added Monday. Ryan Rendleman, 22, of the Daily Egyptian of who died in April 2008 when a tractor-trailer hit his parked car while he was on assignment.
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