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From: LindyBill9/1/2005 10:49:11 PM
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"Hospital gunfire shakes ABC News; security tightened

By Paul J. Gough
NEW YORK -- An ABC News crew was turned back by gunfire Thursday as they tried to reach a New Orleans hospital for a story on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. No one was wounded, but it sent concern through the networks who already were hypersensitive about security along the Gulf Coast.

Correspondent Bob Woodruff and crew had tried to reach Charity Hospital to do a story about increasingly desperate conditions there when the incident occurred. But ABC News executives made it clear Thursday night that it wasn't sure whether the gunfire, possibly fired by a hidden sniper, was aimed at its crew. There were National Guard troops nearby on the way to Charity Hospital; police and the military have been targets of gunfire in New Orleans.

But whether they were a target or not, it was further proof that the city of New Orleans and other storm-ravaged parts of the Gulf Coast weren't safe for journalists, either. NBC News told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday that it had hired armed security to accompany crews (HR 9/1); most networks confirmed Thursday that it had done the same. ABC, for instance, had made the decision at a Thursday morning meeting before the Charity Hospital incident.

"There's clearly a lot more violence in this place and we're now sending some security," ABC News senior vp Paul Slavin said."
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