Washington — An American journalist was killed and another was wounded by Russian forces in the town of Irpin outside the capital of Kyiv on Sunday, Ukrainian police said.

Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old filmmaker, was killed when Russian troops opened fire, according to Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv's regional police force. Nebytov posted a graphic photo purportedly of Renaud's body on Facebook, as well as pictures of his American passport and media credentials issued by The New York Times.

A spokeswoman for the Times said Renaud was "a talented filmmaker who had contributed to The New York Times over the years," most recently in 2015, but he "was not on assignment for any desk at The Times in Ukraine."

Who is Brent Renaud

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A global journalist and documentary filmmaker will bring his storytelling skills to the School of Journalism and Strategic Media this fall semester. Brent Renaud, writer, photographer and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, will serve as the visiting distinguished professor for the Center for Ethics in Journalism.

Students will have the opportunity to learn from Renaud as he lectures in journalism classes and showcases his works Sept. 9-13, Oct. 14-18, and Nov. 18-22. As visiting distinguished professor, Renaud will discuss journalism ethical issues he has faced while covering national, and international stories.

"Brent Renaud is widely respected as a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker," said Larry Foley, chair of the School of Journalism and Strategic Media. "His credits and body of work are solid and impactful. He's dedicated his career to telling important stories around the world, and some of them are tragic. Yet all are about subjects we need or ought to know about."

Renaud has spent the last two decades telling humanistic vérité stories from some of the world's hot spots. His film and television projects have covered wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti, youth violence in Chicago, political turmoil in Egypt and Libya, the fight for Mosul, extremism in Africa, and cartel violence in Mexico.

After spending months or even years with his subjects, Renaud seeks to produce immersive journalistic work that has a tangible impact on the communities he profiles. His 2015 short documentary for the New York Times, Beyond Borders, helped bring a new level of awareness to the youth migrant crisis in Central America, and his award-winning 2018 feature film Shelter, distributed by Vice Media, has raised millions of dollars to combat the youth homeless crisis in New Orleans.

Raymond McCaffrey, director of the Center for Ethics in Journalism, said that Renaud possesses unique journalistic skills that are especially valuable in today's changing media environment.

"He is especially qualified to teach students about the power of multimedia journalism as well as the ethical challenges that journalists can face when using new technology to help report the news," McCaffery said.

Renaud earned a Master of Arts from Columbia University and was a 2019 Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard University. He is currently writing and producing the documentary podcast "American Jihadi", to be released next year by Endeavor Audio.

He divides his time between New York City and Little Rock.

About the Center for Ethics in Journalism: The Center for Ethics in Journalism was established at the University of Arkansas in 2013. The center was founded on the belief that the future of excellent journalism depends on the ethical practices of those who gather and present the news. The center promotes critical thinking as foremost in the process of reaching ethical choices in identifying, collecting and presenting news that informs the public, whose decisions shape democracy.

The Center for Ethics in Journalism is connected to the School of Journalism and Strategic Media within the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

talktimi:
The United States will surely get involved now

SarkinYarki:
Probably a CIA insert pretending to be a journalist

GodHatesBigots:


Can you read and if the answer is yes, can you comprehend what you read ?

angelEmade:

I am not in anyway in support of these Russians and their barbaric act but forger it pro, Americans are pro...gamers. You cant trace their CIA assets. Some of them are doctors or journalists from onset nothing to link them to the agency yet they are agents!

GodHatesBigots:


They won't get involved directly, but they are now going to ramp up the delivery of more deadly arms to Ukraine that will kill more Russian soldiers.

Oddfinder:

Lol..nothing will still happen.
Many of you US sympathizers are looking forward to seeing some Hollywood like performance from the US but y'all will be disappointed. They can't do shit. Not with the current situation
Diplomacy and discussion remain the best way to settle.

Oddfinder:

Lol..nothing will still happen.
Many of you US sympathizers are looking forward to seeing some Hollywood like performance from the US but y'all will be disappointed. They can't do shit. Not with the current situation
Diplomacy and discussion remain the best way to settle.

GodHatesBigots:


The US military is calm and measured in it's response, it is not like the hungry Russian army or useless Nigerian army that make noise all day long. When they respond, you will know about it.

ABigWin:
He knew the risks. What was he doing there to begin with?

Circulars were issued asking these nationals to avoid Ukraine atall costs that they would be killed, so their presence there is solely an issue of personal responsibility. Russia is getting closer to NATO lines and we just may see things escalate if they don't pipe down and do the needful, which is personally take down Putin themselves

Kingsnairaland:



Don't mind them
Many don't think they really think that mother Russia is a third world nation.

Kingsnairaland:


Forget that... You really don't know how powerful Russia is just try to Google it then you will calm down...

ABigWin:
He knew the risks. What was he doing there to begin with?

Circulars were issued asking these nationals to avoid Ukraine atall costs that they would be killed, so their presence there is solely an issue of personal responsibility. Russia is getting closer to NATO lines and we just may see things escalate if they don't pipe down and do the needful, which is personally take down Putin themselves

Truvelisback:
Na him do himself. Let's see the reaction of the U.S.

Walkee:
he was shot by Ukrainian army. The guy they were walking together made a video. The guy is in the hospital. He said they were shot at Ukraine checkpoint. I will look for the video and send you the link so that you can add it to this your comments. Nairaland mods are ill-informed and lazy

Here's the video. You can add it to your comment since you are on page 1

https://twitter.com/SDyorin/status/1502995631115317259?t=-xasRMv4rmzw9qnmSAXBDg&s=19

GodHatesBigots:


Can you read and if the answer is yes, can you comprehend what you read ?

engrchykae:
any journalist that have the mind to enter warzone is a suspect.

GodHatesBigots:


They won't get involved directly, but they are now going to ramp up the delivery of more deadly arms to Ukraine that will kill more Russian soldiers.

ABigWin:
He knew the risks. What was he doing there to begin with?

Circulars were issued asking these nationals to avoid Ukraine atall costs that they would be killed, so their presence there is solely an issue of personal responsibility. Russia is getting closer to NATO lines and we just may see things escalate if they don't pipe down and do the needful, which is personally take down Putin themselves