PBS NewsHour

For a photojournalist, risking your life to make an impact

Clip: 08/12/2016 | 2m 59s

Lynsey Addario has been kidnapped three times in international battle zones while photographing the horrors of war. She has witnessed the loss of lives -- and has feared losing her own. Addario acknowledges that her job requires “great sacrifice.” But when she sees the impact of her work, she finds it impossible to stop doing it. Here’s her Brief but Spectacular take on life as a photojournalist.

Aired: 08/12/16

Rating: NR

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