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NEWSEUM HONORS SLAIN JOURNALIST HRANT DINK
armradio.am
23.04.2008 15:55
Ambassadors, prominent journalists and Armenian Assembly
representatives were among the more than 400 guests at the dedication
of the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington. The memorial
pays tribute to some 2,000 journalists who were killed in the pursuit
of news, including noted Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Dink's widow Rakel traveled from Turkey to attend the dedication
ceremony, which honored journalists from around the world who died
reporting the news from 1837-2007. The event included a special
recognition for the 158 journalists who lost their lives in 2006
and 2007.
In his opening remarks, Joe Urschell, Executive Director and Senior
Vice President of the Newseum, welcomed the relatives of Hrant Dink,
as well as other family members who traveled from afar.
"While these families, colleagues and government representatives
may have journeyed here today from diverse parts of the globe, they
share a common bond," Urschell said. "The join us to pay tribute to
the courage, dedication and sacrifices made by their loved ones in
the pursuit of news."
The event also included remarks by ABC Newsman Bob Woodruff, who was
seriously injured by a roadside bomb while covering the Iraq war in
January 2006.
"I look at the pictures of the journalists who were killed and I
feel a connection to them," Mrs. Dink said in Armenian. "I look at
their smiling faces and feel sad that this happened to them. It is
clear that they believed in the importance of their work and in what
they were doing. It is unfortunate to see the measure of cruelty that
still exists in our lives today."
"The only crime my husband committed was to stand up and take ownership
of his past," Mrs. Dink continued. "In a free society, his actions
would not have been a crime. We should change those issues that men
die for, to issues that men live for."
"The Armenian Assembly applauds the Newseum for this special
dedication which honors the memory and life's work of so many brave
men and women," said Assembly Board of Trustees Member Annie Totah,
who attended the event.
"Hrant Dink was an exceptional human being and civil rights advocate
who was determined to serve as a catalyst for mutual understanding,
tolerance and dialogue between Turks and Armenians. We commend Rakel
and the entire Dink family in their efforts to continue Hrant Dink's
legacy."
The Journalists Memorial is a soaring two-story glass structure that
bears the names of reporters, editors, photographers, broadcasters and
executives who died covering wars, civil violence or natural disasters,
or who were killed because of their work.
armradio.am
23.04.2008 15:55
Ambassadors, prominent journalists and Armenian Assembly
representatives were among the more than 400 guests at the dedication
of the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington. The memorial
pays tribute to some 2,000 journalists who were killed in the pursuit
of news, including noted Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Dink's widow Rakel traveled from Turkey to attend the dedication
ceremony, which honored journalists from around the world who died
reporting the news from 1837-2007. The event included a special
recognition for the 158 journalists who lost their lives in 2006
and 2007.
In his opening remarks, Joe Urschell, Executive Director and Senior
Vice President of the Newseum, welcomed the relatives of Hrant Dink,
as well as other family members who traveled from afar.
"While these families, colleagues and government representatives
may have journeyed here today from diverse parts of the globe, they
share a common bond," Urschell said. "The join us to pay tribute to
the courage, dedication and sacrifices made by their loved ones in
the pursuit of news."
The event also included remarks by ABC Newsman Bob Woodruff, who was
seriously injured by a roadside bomb while covering the Iraq war in
January 2006.
"I look at the pictures of the journalists who were killed and I
feel a connection to them," Mrs. Dink said in Armenian. "I look at
their smiling faces and feel sad that this happened to them. It is
clear that they believed in the importance of their work and in what
they were doing. It is unfortunate to see the measure of cruelty that
still exists in our lives today."
"The only crime my husband committed was to stand up and take ownership
of his past," Mrs. Dink continued. "In a free society, his actions
would not have been a crime. We should change those issues that men
die for, to issues that men live for."
"The Armenian Assembly applauds the Newseum for this special
dedication which honors the memory and life's work of so many brave
men and women," said Assembly Board of Trustees Member Annie Totah,
who attended the event.
"Hrant Dink was an exceptional human being and civil rights advocate
who was determined to serve as a catalyst for mutual understanding,
tolerance and dialogue between Turks and Armenians. We commend Rakel
and the entire Dink family in their efforts to continue Hrant Dink's
legacy."
The Journalists Memorial is a soaring two-story glass structure that
bears the names of reporters, editors, photographers, broadcasters and
executives who died covering wars, civil violence or natural disasters,
or who were killed because of their work.