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Fourteen months after thesudden deathof beloved photojournalistPierre Zakrzewski, his longtime employer renamed its London bureau in his honor.
Zakrzewski, who worked for Fox News' London bureau, was on assignment in Ukraine during the beginning ofRussia’s invasion, when on March 14, 2022, aRussian missile attackkilled him andthree others— and critically injured his friend and colleague, Fox News correspondentBenjamin Hall.
On Thursday, Fox News held a dedication ceremony for its London offices, hanging a photo of Zakrzewski above a plaque declaring the building the Pierre Zakrzewski London Bureau. The move recognized the war photographer’s legacy and contributions to the network’s international coverage.
Fox News' London Bureau, now dedicated to photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski.Fox News
Scott and Hall attended the dedication ceremony along with a handful of senior Fox News employees, and Zakrzewski’s widow, Michelle Ross-Stanton, was also present.
Speaking to theIrish Examinerthe week of Zakrzewski’s death, his mother, Marie-Ange Zakrzewska, told of the fears she always had watching her son enter conflict zones, but knew that he was good at it and she couldn’t stop him from making his own decisions.
“He escaped so many, so many problems and so many things, that we thought once more he will get away,” Zakrzewska said at the time.
source: people.com
