Kevin Sites, one year on...
0 Comments Published by Tom Gara on Tuesday, September 12 at Tuesday, September 12, 2006.
On of my top, "must read" websites over the last year has been Kevin Sites' "the Hot Zone" on yahoo.com
Sites travels to the worst and most difficult of places, and covers conflict zones better than anyone, with a wonderful human touch and a real sense of what the big story is in any given situation.
Kevin Sites has been doing some awesome conflict journalism for years now, and was a pioneer of the web based journalist telling a story directly to his readers. He also was one of the first "Solo Journalists" in conflict zones, travelling completely alone with no crew or support, using a backpack full of digital equipment to write, film, record and transmit his stories to a global audience.
One year ago, recognising how special he was, Yahoo bought him up, and gave him the backing and resources to really kick some ass. One year on, they are looking back at their first 12 months of covering some of the most difficult places on Earth - if you havent heard of Sites or checked out the Hot Zone, now is a good time, as they are doing a sort of "best of" review.
This incredibly painful, beautifully human story of a young Afghan girl is a good example of how much ahead of the game Sites is when it comes to recognising the truly important stories to be told in a war zone. Check it out, but as a warning, it is very, very, tough.
Sites travels to the worst and most difficult of places, and covers conflict zones better than anyone, with a wonderful human touch and a real sense of what the big story is in any given situation.
Kevin Sites has been doing some awesome conflict journalism for years now, and was a pioneer of the web based journalist telling a story directly to his readers. He also was one of the first "Solo Journalists" in conflict zones, travelling completely alone with no crew or support, using a backpack full of digital equipment to write, film, record and transmit his stories to a global audience.
One year ago, recognising how special he was, Yahoo bought him up, and gave him the backing and resources to really kick some ass. One year on, they are looking back at their first 12 months of covering some of the most difficult places on Earth - if you havent heard of Sites or checked out the Hot Zone, now is a good time, as they are doing a sort of "best of" review.
This incredibly painful, beautifully human story of a young Afghan girl is a good example of how much ahead of the game Sites is when it comes to recognising the truly important stories to be told in a war zone. Check it out, but as a warning, it is very, very, tough.
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