Her family also established the Marie Colvin Memorial Fund through the Long Island Community Foundation, which strives to give donations in Marie's name in honor of her humanitarianism. Īfter her death, Stony Brook University established the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting in her honor. On February 22 2012, Colvin was killed in an attack made by Syrian government forces while covering the siege of Homs, alongside the French photojournalist Remi Ochlik. She was one of the most prominent war correspondents of her generation, widely recognized for her extensive coverage on the frontlines of various conflicts across the globe. Marie Catherine Colvin (Janu– February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death.
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