Kim Sengupta 1956-2024: A fearless war correspondent and Independent institution
Award-winning war correspondent Kim Sengupta has died at the age of 68. In a career spanning four decades, Kim defined his legacy at The Independent covering war and conflict from some of the most dangerous frontlines the world has seen.During his reporting, Kim reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Kosovo, Sudan amongst many others. The Independent’s editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig, spoke of Kim as “a reporter’s reporter. He lived for the story and courageously covered countless conflicts from Iraq to Ukraine.”
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00:00I've been with Independence since 1997, and of course, you know, we have always taken
00:29a great pride in our foreign coverage.
00:46I don't think anyone was expecting this to happen. Then suddenly, you know, all around
00:51the cities just kept collapsing.
00:59It's a desire to explain, I suppose, that's what journalism is, you know, to try and understand
01:10issues and, you know, it's going to be tough, but...