Michael Deane (journalist)

Michael Douglas Deane
Born24 September 1951
Hanover, West Germany
Died14 August 2013 (aged 61)
Cause of deathGunshot wound to the head
NationalityBritish
Other namesMick Deane
OccupationCameraman
Years active40 years
EmployerSky News
SpouseDaniela Deane
ChildrenPatrick and Benjamin

Michael Douglas Deane (24 September 1951 – 14 August 2013), known as "Mick", was a British journalist and cameraman who worked for ITN, CNN, and SkyNews.[1] Deane was killed by sniper fire while covering the Rabaa massacre in Cairo, Egypt, which the Committee to Protect Journalists said was Egypt's most violent day against journalists and which Human Rights Watch called Egypt's bloodiest day.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Sky News cameraman Mick Deane shot and killed in Egypt". BBC News. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Sky News Cameraman Killed in Egypt". Sky News. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Mick Deane". Committee to Protect Journalists. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Egypt: Security Forces Used Excessive Lethal Force". Human Rights Watch. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.