Brent Renaud

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Brent Renaud
Born(1971-10-02)October 2, 1971
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 2022(2022-03-13) (aged 50)
Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Cause of deathGunshot wounds during the battle of Irpin
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • filmmaker
Parents
  • Louis Renaud (father)
  • Georgann Freasier (mother)
AwardsPeabody Awards Peabody Award (2015)

Brent Anthony Renaud (October 2, 1971[1] – March 13, 2022) was an American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist. Earlier in his career, he did work for The New York Times. He was killed by Russian troops by a gunshot wound, while reporting inside Ukraine which is currently being invaded by Russian forces. He was the first American and foreign journalist that died during the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Life[change | change source]

Brent Renaud was born on October 2, 1971 at Memphis Tennessee from parents Georgann Freasier, mother, and Louis Renaud his father. Renaud was raised at Little Rock, Arkansas. His father worked as a salesman and his mother was a social worker. Brent also lived at New York City. He worked with his brother for several film series related with news.[9][10]

Journalism[change | change source]

Brent Renaud worked for The New York Time's as a video journalist, he also was a photojournalist whose photographs were featured to National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and other media outlets through his photographs and videos through his Journalist career he had.[11][12]

Career[change | change source]

Brent Renaud had a filmmaking career which spanned for over 2 decades with his brother Craig Renaud. Brent's filmmaking not only was in the U.S but the whole world over his filmmaking career. Renaud was a journalist in war zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Caribbean countries that have high crime rates as Haiti and Central American countries. Renaud earned his bachelor's degree at Southern Methodist University in English. [13][14][15][16]

Death[change | change source]

According to Ukrainian police the dead person found was Brent Renaud. Renaud's journalist friend who was also shot at, described the events that had happened before they were shot at while trying to film Ukrainian refugees leave.[17][18] He went to Ukraine to cover the conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces as he did for decades in the middle east and central America.[19][20][21][22]

Outcry[change | change source]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rebuked the killing of Renaud and mourned his death in a letter to his family members.[23][24] Brent's friend mourned his death on the BBC, she told the agency that she had spent good times with him.[25]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Traub, Alex (2022-03-13). "Brent Renaud, Crusading Filmmaker, Is Killed at 50". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. ↑ Salo, Jackie (March 13, 2022). "Award-winning US journalist Brent Renaud killed in Ukraine: police". The New York Post. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ Schwirtz, Michael (March 13, 2022). "Brent Renaud, an American journalist, is killed in Ukraine". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "US journalist shot dead by Russian forces near Kyiv". The Journal. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ BECKET, STEFAN (March 13, 2022). "American journalist Brent Renaud shot and killed by Russian forces in Ukraine". CBS News. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Saric, Fischer, Ivana, Sara (March 13, 2022). "American journalist killed in Ukraine". Axios.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "A Statement from TIME on the Death of Journalist Brent Renaud". TIME. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ Price, Patrick (March 13, 2022). "US journalist Brent Renaud killed in Ukraine". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Renaud Brothers | Bio". Renaud Brothers. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  10. ↑ Traub, Alex (March 13, 2022). "Brent Renaud, Crusading Filmmaker, Is Killed at 50". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ Ward, Krever, Stelter, Kent, Clarissa, Mick, Brian, Lauren (March 13, 2022). "Tributes paid to US journalist shot dead by Russians in Ukraine". CNN Business. Retrieved March 13, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ STANTON, ANDREW (March 13, 2022). "Who Is Brent Renaud? U.S. Filmmaker Shot Dead by Russian Forces in Ukraine". Newsweek. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Brent Renaud - IMDb". IMDB. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Journalist Brent Renaud is killed while reporting on the war in Ukraine". NPR. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  15. ↑ "US film-maker Brent Renaud reportedly killed by Russian forces in Ukraine". The Guardian. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ Williams, Michael (March 13, 2022). "Brent Renaud, journalist killed in Ukraine, was a SMU grad who mentored at-risk Dallas youth". Dallas News. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  17. ↑ Woodward, Harding, Alex, David (March 13, 2022). "Award-winning US filmmaker Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, authorities say". The Independent. Retrieved March 13, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ Davis, Katie (March 13, 2022). "IN COLD BLOOD Brent Renaud killed – journalist 'shot fleeing Russian soldiers who were firing at him after he stumbled on checkpoint'". The Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Brent Renaud: US journalist and filmmaker killed in Ukraine". BBC. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  20. ↑ SAMPSON, PAMELA (March 13, 2022). "Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud shot, killed in Ukraine". AP. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  21. ↑ Golgowski, Nina (March 13, 2022). "U.S. Filmmaker Brent Renaud Killed By Russian Forces In Ukraine: Police". HuffPost. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  22. ↑ Kiernan, Paul (March 13, 2022). "U.S. Journalist Brent Renaud Killed in Ukraine". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  23. ↑ STATEN, ADAM (March 14, 2022). "Zelensky Lauds Journalist Brent Renaud as Inspiration in Letter to Family". Newsweek. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  24. ↑ Stableford, Dylan (March 14, 2022). "Zelensky mourns death of Brent Renaud, U.S. journalist killed in Ukraine". Yahoo News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Brent Renaud: Friend of US journalist killed in Ukraine speaks to BBC". BBC News. March 14, 2022.
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