Michelle Lang
Michelle Lang (born January 31, 1975 in Vancouver , † December 30, 2009 in Kandahar , Afghanistan ) was a Canadian journalist who was employed by the Calgary Herald . She was the first Canadian female journalist to be killed in the war in Afghanistan .
Lang grew up in Vancouver. She worked at the Prince George Free Press and the Regina Leader Post until she moved to Calgary to work at the Herald. In 2008 she won the Canadian Newspaper Association's National Newspaper Award in the Beat Reporting category for her coverage of health and medicine. During a six-week correspondent assignment in Afghanistan, she drove in an armored military vehicle of the Canadian armed forces on a control trip in southern Kandahar. An explosive device exploded next to the vehicle, killing her and four Canadian soldiers.
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- ↑ Bill Graveland: Condolence messages pouring in for reporter killed in Afghanistan ( Memento from January 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) , December 31, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Winners and runners-up for 2008 NNA's (English)
- ^ CIA-based suicide attack , in SPON December 31, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lang, Michelle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 2009 |
| Place of death | Kandahar , Afghanistan |