Fox News video journalist killed in Ukraine after vehicle struck
Zakrzewski was based in London and was the second journalist killed in Ukraine in two days
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Kyiv, March 16: A video journalist for Fox News was killed in Ukraine when the vehicle he was traveling in outside of Kyiv with another reporter came under fire, said the network. The slain videographer, Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, had covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria for Fox, said the network in a memo to staff.
Scott said of Zakrzewski: “His talents were vast and there wasn't a role that he didn't jump in to help with in the field — from photographer to engineer to editor to producer — and he did it all under immense pressure with tremendous skill.”
“Today is a heartbreaking day for Fox News Media and for all journalists risking their lives to deliver the news,” Scott said.
“His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched,” Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in the memo. Reporter Benjamin Hall has been hospitalized since Monday, when their vehicle was hit in Horenka, the network said.
Zakrzewski was based in London and was the second journalist killed in Ukraine in two days. Brent Renaud, a documentary filmmaker and another veteran of covering war zones, died Sunday after Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle.
Scott said of Zakrzewski: “His talents were vast and there wasn't a role that he didn't jump in to help with in the field — from photographer to engineer to editor to producer — and he did it all under immense pressure with tremendous skill.”
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Zakrzewski played a huge role in 2021, in getting Fox's freelancers and their families out of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal, said Scott. He was given an “unsung hero” award at an annual employee event. He had been working in Ukraine since last month.
“Today is a heartbreaking day for Fox News Media and for all journalists risking their lives to deliver the news,” Scott said.
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