Posts with tag "egypt"

More American Journalists Attacked as Egyptian Violence Intensifies

Posted Feb 3rd 2011 at 11:08 AM by John Mitchell

As the violence between protesters supporting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and those calling for the president's immediate removal from office continues to escalate in Egypt, several well-known journalists have come under attack. CNN's Anderson Cooper was punched in the face repeatedly by a pro-Mubarak mob, and now CBS's Katie Couric and ABC's Christiane Amanpour have also had frightening ...

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Anderson Cooper Refuses to Leave Egypt After Attack

Posted Feb 3rd 2011 at 09:15 AM by Rob Shuter

After Anderson Cooper and his camera crew were set upon by supporters of President Mubarak in Cairo on Wednesday, his bosses at CNN urged him to leave immediately as they no longer could guarantee his security. But Anderson has told them "no way" -- this was the biggest story on the planet, and he wasn't going to miss reporting on it. "What people [may forget] about Anderson is that he is a ...