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is deeply saddened to learn of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renaud. Brent was a talented photographer and filmmaker, but he was not on assignment for

@nytimes

in Ukraine. Full statement is here.

1:07 PM · Mar 13, 2022TweetDeck

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Brent's death is a terrible loss. Brave journalists like Brent take tremendous risks to bear witness and to tell the world about the devastation and suffering caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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recalls that Brent’s ties to

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date to 2004, when he and his brother Craig directed the 10-part documentary series "Off to War" for the Discovery Times Channel.

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Awful news RIP

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Just disowning him.. Are you

@nytimes

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Weird fucking statement to put out right now.

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Old and out of patience

Very.

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Ahh…preemptive deniability…smooth….

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May he RIP

Prayers to his family, friends and colleagues.

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The media could not be played.

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@ingridmeta

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I love this gif

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Odd tone to the statement, imho, more like “nothing to do with us”than outrage at a journalist being murdered,

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@AGAW_18

Yeah, I'd prefer at least that the lines about the lost were longer than the ones to refute the assignment...

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RIP.

ERADICATE_PUTIN_NOW_!

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Buying Russian gas is FUNDING Russian neo-nazism that is slaughtering innocents. It is a CRIME. €700M per day are currently given by :

(ex Nazi Country)

Austria (100% RU gas)

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You could have worded that statement a bit better....

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GrammarCop

@grammarflic

Actually, no, they have to correct the incorrect statements out there that he was killed while on assignment for NYT. He was using an old NYT press pass. People think NYT put him in that position, which they had nothing to do with.

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Weird statement… Then why did he carry his NYT press card with him?

Identification

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It doesn't seem like the best time to make these clarifications.

Loompeek

@Loompeek1

And when then? They have to clarify asap because people would start doing what they love to do the most - trying to blame & cancel them.

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I think you and all the CNN crew should leave asap.

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Needless death at the hands of a monster who is relentlessly taunting the West. RIP.

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I'm reading it second, third time trying to convince myself that I read it wrong

DogPool (MrBuddha)

@DogPoolTrading

Yah same. I read it as “leave us out of this”

The media could not be played.

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Using a badge at least 7 years old? That sounds very suspicious...but maybe his actual employer was just less well known, and he hoped the recognition would help him...

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Looks like #BrentRenaud was part of documentary film collab with his brother, capturing events as they happened in the world hot spots. Much respect & RIP. Sad that it ends this way

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If a person writes "X, but Y" it usually means they do not really mean the "X". Shameful.

Kirsten Verdel

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Why did he have a NYT presscard on him..?

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Dat staat toch in die afbeelding?

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The New York Times is not what it used to be. Good on those who’ve followed a different and truthful path.

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Λυπηρό R. I. P.

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This is not a weird statement to put out. He obviously was carrying an old badge because he thought it might help him gain access - not unheard of - RIP, he seemed to do a lot of socially conscious work in his career -

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May Bent Rest In Peace

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Other reporters are speaking up to say how videographers work, how clearly they are id'd in their vehicles and on their person - and how respected and well known Renaud was in his field.