Archive for May, 2007
Testimonial delivered by John Graham at a memorial service for Anthony at St Matthew’s Church, Addis Ababa
Catherine, (Tom and Rosie) John and Jackie – thank you for being here today to help us to remember and celebrate Anthony.
I know that I speak for Anthony’s many friends here in Ethiopia when I say that we need [...]
A from Tsegaye Tadesse at Anthony’s memorial serivce in Addis Ababa
Mrs Mitchell,
Parents and friends of Anthony,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Permit me , to shed some light on the close working relationship I developed with Anthony Mitchell during his two or so years , he had worked as the correspondent of the Associated [...]
From the Press Gazette
Anthony Mitchell died when Kenyan Airways Flight 507 plunged into a mangrove swamp in Cameroon on 5 May.
Based in Nairobi, he had become one of southern Africa’s most respected journalists since leaving the Daily Express six years ago.
He was working for Associated Press when he died, aged 39, leaving wife Catherine and [...]
Memories of Anthony, its trickier then you first think, particularly if you are trying to come up with memories for the children. But I’ve decided to give up trying too hard to think of ‘appropriate’ memories and let the ones closest to the surface spill out.
For some reason, one of my strongest memories was [...]
From the author of the blog Ethiopian Politics
Simply put, Anthony Mitchell has single handedly restored our (Ethiopians) confidence in foreign journalists.
From the blog kookoo for kenya
I couldn’t contain my tears for days after I heard the news. I didn’t even know Anthony that well, but his death stunned me. He was one of the few journalist I know here who lacks the pretentiousness that is so common amongst our colleagues. He always made me feel [...]
From the blog Somalia
Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchell, who was killed with 113 others in a tragic Kenya Airways crash May 5, was one of a handful of Western journalists giving serious and balanced attention to recent developments in Somalia. Mitchell’s reporting was notable for its focus on the impact America’s so-called “War on Terror” [...]
From GlobalVoices
Ethiopian bloggers have flooded the Internet with tributes to Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchell who was one of 114 people killed when Kenyan Airways flight KQ507 crashed in southern Cameroon early Saturday May 5.
Anthony worked as a journalist in Ethiopia for five years and led the reporting of violence that broke out after the [...]
From Wikipedia, the online Encyclopedia. The entry can be edited and Wikipedia is asking people to bulk out his biography.
Anthony Mitchell (died May 5, 2007) was a reporter for the Associated Press. In recent years he has been stationed in Kenya and Ethiopia. On January 21, 2006, Mitchell was expelled from Ethiopia by foreign [...]
From the comments left by readers under Meskel Square’s post Anthony Mitchell
I remember my first encounter with Anthony [probably one of his first press conferences in Addis] it was on one of those UNMEE press briefing encounters as usual the people would read out their usual carefully worded report with little indication of any [...]
