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dateline: 01 September 2015
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American Journalists Murdered On Live TV
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- disgruntled: unhappy; one who is not satisfied with an experience
- ex-employee: someone who no longer works for a specific employer
- massacre: killing
- chilling: scary
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American Journalists Murdered On Live TV
Comprehension Questions
- Who was killed?
- What relationship did Vester Flanagan have to the victims?
- How did so many people see footage of this chilling massacre?
Discussion Questions: When Vester Flanagan was fired from WDBJ7, he was so angry that he had to be escorted out by police. Is there a way to protect employees from disgruntled ex-co-workers?
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American Journalists Murdered On Live TV
Two young American journalists were shot and killed by a disgruntled ex-employee on live TV on August 25. The cameraman, Adam Ward (27) and reporter Alison Parker (24) from WDBJ7 news in Virginia, were killed while doing a live report. TV viewers and employees from the local news station watched the massacre live. The killer, Vester Flanagan, who had been fired from the news station in 2013, shot himself after state troopers found him and drove him off the road. Many people learned about the massacre on Twitter and Facebook, where the killer shared chilling updates and video footage before taking his own life.
- Alison Parker and Adam Ward, two young American journalists, were killed.
- Vester Flanagan was an ex-employee at the news station where these journalists worked.
- So many people saw footage of this chilling massacre, because it took place on live TV. The killer also shared a video on his social media account.
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