James Wright Foley
Despite his first kidnapping, he decided comeback, and go to Syria.
For all this, he decided helping to a hospital in Aleppo (Dar Al Shifa Hospital) collecting funds to have an ambulance, because they moved their patients in taxis and cars.
And he succeeded.
In this place, he was able to portray the consequences of the war.
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Even though he helped the people
He had to see how children died, and families that lost everything. But he documented all this so that world could see the suffering that these people were going through in the war.
In november 22 of 2012:
While Jim being in Syria with John and Mustafa, other journalist, he was kidnapped for second time with John. On this occasion it was for the Islamic State.
He was locked with 19 more journalist.
During this time, Jim had to spent terrible tortures with the others. But the rest was released, he didn't.
He was in captivity for two years.
19 of august of 2014:
ISIS publish a video where they force Jim Foley to say things horribles about United States and after they killed him.
In honor to him:
I admire him because...
He gave his life for show the truth, for show to the world what is happening in Syria. He showed that something worthwhile can be done from journalism and these actions are the ones that matters and those that go down in history.
Even he help the others journalist in captivity giving them clothes, food even force to support the confinement.
Help from journalist.
Help from teaching.
He became in a war correspondent/freelancer
But in this place he was kidnapping for the rebels together with others journalist.
But thanks to him family he was released after 44 days with another journalist. From left to right: Nigel Chandler (british), Manu Brabo (spanish) y Clare Morgana Gillis (norteamerican)
He started in Libya making videos for GlobalPost in 2011 for show how the people rebelled from they government: https://vimeo.com/album/3102846
He studied in:
Medill School of Journalism
University of Northwest
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marquette University
His family
Brothers and Sister: Next to Jim is John Jr, left to right is Katie, Mark and Michael.
Parents: John y Diane
He was a:
Journalist
Teacher
Photojournalist
He born in 18 of October in 1973 in Evaston, EEUU.
