This sight greets visitors in the @NPR lobby today. Remember David Gilkey thru his images. https://t.co/hr3ITSt3vF pic.twitter.com/yEIojqbcD8
— melissa block (@NPRmelissablock) June 6, 2016
David Gilkey's photos were so hard to look at but you really couldn't look away. RIP pic.twitter.com/jfBpZBC7ho
— Amita Kelly (@_amita_) June 6, 2016
A funny Gilkey story: he went to Cuba on assignment and @kainazamaria told him repeatedly not to come back with a roll of images of old cars
— Gene Demby (@GeeDee215) June 5, 2016
David Gilkey was a #pubmedia treasure. His passion & humanity was evident through his work. Prayers to his family. https://t.co/i5Z7V7Zhbf
— Sonya Green (@SoNikkiG) June 6, 2016
Gilkey: "People need to see what the consequences are to an action like this, & it's the fact that people get killed"https://t.co/zWr1YRYNQF
— Anna Clark (@annaleighclark) June 5, 2016
I am staring and staring at David Gilkey's beautiful pictures. https://t.co/g4CcRrBjUz
— Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) June 5, 2016
David Gilkey covered war and calamity without a zoom lens. He was close enough to feel it and make... https://t.co/gHvyUgsL5O via @NPR
— Paul Lane (@Trikarman) June 6, 2016
The attack marks first time in the 46-year history of NPR that one of its journalists has been killed on assignment https://t.co/O9utGJkDD9
— Victor Hernandez (@ToTheVictor) June 6, 2016
David Gilkey went above and beyond to deliver a glimpse of life during crises. See his work: https://t.co/L7bx0OTiZ1 pic.twitter.com/vQhAV10Xrl
— Chad Albritton (@Chad_Albritton) June 6, 2016
Fuck😩Devoted @NPR war zone journalist David Gilkey & Afghan translator Zabihullah Tamanna MURDERED by taliban rocket https://t.co/n5yJVtyTxG
— Dr. Grasshopper (@DrGrasshopper) June 6, 2016
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