Chris Cramer, veteran journalist and pioneering former CNN executive, dies aged 73
Chris Cramer, the passionate and forthright leader at the helm of CNN International for 11 years, has died, aged 73. He was an early champion of recognizing the impacts of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among journalists and his lasting legacy is an industry with far greater awareness of the dangers journalists face around the world.
It was a passion born of his own experience as a hostage during the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980. Cramer had been in the embassy getting a visa when gunmen opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini stormed in. After 24 hours as a hostage, he told the gunmen he was unwell, and was released, leaving to provide crucial information to authorities about the embassy layout, the number of gunmen and hostages.
Chris Cramer, the passionate and forthright leader at the helm of CNN International for 11 years, has died, aged 73. He was an early champion of recognizing the impacts of
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Chris Cramer, a major figure in BBC News and later CNN International, has died at the age of 73 after a period of ill health. Former BBC director of news Richard Sambrook looks back at his life.
Chris Cramer s legacy will be the major change in attitudes and support for journalist safety he championed through the BBC and across the wider industry, as well as many achievements in newsgathering and international news.
He began his career as a teenager on the Portsmouth Evening News, moving to BBC Radio Solent when it launched in 1970.
After a year s secondment in Brunei he found his way to the BBC TV Newsroom in the 1970s and developed his reputation as a highly competitive and effective news editor and field producer.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company Permanently Shutters La Jolla Brewpub and Restaurant “Our lease has expired and the difficult decision was made not to renew it,” a message posted on the Karl Strauss website read
Published January 13, 2021 •
Updated on January 15, 2021 at 11:31 am
After 25 years in business in La Jolla, Karl Strauss has permanently shuttered its brewpub and restaurant on Wall Street, the company announced this week.
The San Diego-based brewer said the company had made the “difficult decision” to close its longtime location in the seaside community.
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