Kathy Gannon
Kathy Gannon is a journalist for the Associated Press, who was attacked and wounded while reporting from Afghanistan.
Her colleague, Anja Niedringhaus, was mortally wounded.
Gannon has received extensive coverage as she struggled to recover from her wounds and return to war reporting.
Gannon was born in Timmins, Ontario.
In 2002 she won the International Women's Media Foundation Courage in Journalism award.
In 2003 she was awarded an Edward R. Murrow fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Gannon is the author of . She was the 2015 recipient of the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Gannon had spent 18 years, reporting from Afghanistan prior to her attack, and was the Associated Press's regional chief.
Gannon and Niedringhaus were in a convoy of journalists, reporting on the national elections, protected by elements of the Afghan army and Afghan Police. When the vehicles were stopped, one of the commanders, named Naqibullah, of the police contingent took his rifle, yelled "God is Great!", and fired into their vehicle at close range. He then sat down and surrendered to his colleagues.
