Death of a Journalistic Icon

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Death of a Journalistic Icon

FromThe Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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Shireen Abu Akleh may not have been known that much in North America, but she was an icon in the middle east for her coverage, over a quarter of a century, of the Israeli-Palestinian story. Yesterday she was shot and killed covering a protest in the West Bank. Today we remember her, and then as always on Thursdays, Your Turn.

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