Michelle Lang
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Michelle Lang (January 31, 1975, Vancouver, British Columbia – 30 December 2009, Kandahar, Afghanistan) was an award-winning Calgary Herald reporter and the first Canadian journalist to die in the War in Afghanistan.
Career
Born in Vancouver, Lang was a reporter at the Prince George Free Press and the Regina Leader-Post, then moved to Calgary to become a print journalist for the Calgary Herald. She won a National Newspaper Award in 2008 for best beat reporting.
Death
Lang was traveling in an armoured military vehicle as part of a convoy when the vehicle struck a roadside bomb.[1] She was on a six-week assignment to Afghanistan for the Herald and Canwest News Service.[2]
References
- ^ "5 Canadians killed in Afghanistan". CBC News. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ Graveland, Bill (December 30, 2009). "Condolence messages pouring in for reporter killed in Afghanistan". Canadian Press. Retrieved 2009-12-31.