Cambodian journalist couldn't take freedom for granted ; Dith Pran, who died Sunday, didn't have the luxury of documenting repression from afar.

From: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) | Date: April 1, 2008 | Copyright information

Portland Press Herald (Maine)
04-01-2008
Cambodian journalist couldn't take freedom for granted ; Dith Pran, who died Sunday, didn't have the luxury of documenting repression from afar.
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As Americans, we have a habit of growing comfortable with our freedom, and journalists are no exception. That's why it is so important to mark the passing of Dith Pran, an icon in the 20th Century struggle against repression.

Pran, whose work as a photojournalist achieved prominence in the movie, "The Killing Fields," died Sunday in New Jersey ...

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