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Ahead of broadcast, he said of the documentary: “I want people to see the iceberg beneath the surface. Simon Cumbers was a journalist who hailed from Navan, Co. Meath. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}A man who shot dead BBC cameraman Simon Cumbers in Saudi Arabia 10 years ago has been sentenced to death. I got two children out of it’, Sean Connery often said it was okay to hit a woman. I'll stop writing before I start using obscenities to describe the Al Quada bastards more bluntly. Read about our approach to external linking. "People look at somebody in a wheelchair, like me, and they probably think 'poor guy, I wonder if he needs a bit of help?' A Navan native, Simon’s career took him from Dublin’s Capital Radio (now FM104) to the UK and ITN, Channel 4 and the BBC. One thing that hasn’t is the need for journalists to bear witness to what’s happening in faraway places. Minister of State for Overseas Development and Human Rights Conor Lenihan TD (Teachta Dála) emphasised the importance of the media in Ireland reporting on issues faced by communities in developing countries, as they are. RTÉ.ie is the website of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media.

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Simon died at the scene and Frank was seriously injured. Who is America's youngest Congressman since 1965? Compelling.”, Nigel Corgingley wrote: “Frank Gardner documentary - one of the best ever documentaries. The attackers opened fire on Simon and his colleague, Frank Gardner, in a suburb of Riyadh. 'Keelin was the best of us, we are poorer for her loss', Media scrutiny adds 'accountability' layer in democracy, Why the 'fake news' stakes are even higher in Ireland, Jackie Fox travelled to Dominica to report on the aftermath, the fund has helped Jackie report from Saudi Arabia. When you have reset your password, you can, Please choose a screen name. The aim of the fund is to assist and promote more and better-quality media coverage of development issues in the Irish media.

In 2004, Gardner and his cameraman Simon Cumbers were working in Saudi Arabia, finishing a piece for television.