#WeStandWithWDBJ: TV newsrooms pay tribute to slain journalists
On Twitter, television news industry mourns Alison Parker and Adam Ward
Television newsrooms around the world are paying tribute online to the pair of journalists who were shot and killed during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday.
WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, her 27-year-old cameraman, were conducting a remote interview for the CBS affiliate in Roanoke when Vester Flanagan, a disgruntled former employee at the station, opened fire. Parker and Ward died at the scene. Vicki Gardner, the head of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, was shot in the back but survived.
We love you, Alison and Adam. pic.twitter.com/hLSzQi06XE
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
Vicki Chen, a 24-year-old investigative producer with KVUE in Austin, Texas, posed with her cameraman for a photo and tweeted along with the hashtag #WeStandWithWDBJ.
News crews: join us in saying #WeStandWithWDBJ. Proud & not afraid to be a journalist today. #TV #WDBJ @WDBJ7 @KVUE pic.twitter.com/um11SgrtBh
— Vicki Chen (@vchen24) August 26, 2015
Scores of TV journalists followed Chen’s lead in mourning the slain morning news crew.
RT KVUE #foxaustin "RT TinaS_KVUE: #AMNewsers: Let's keep this going for #Alison & #Adam. #WeStandWithWDBJ #WeAre… pic.twitter.com/gG6hr0H1MA"
— Austin Fox. UT (@myfoxaustin) August 27, 2015
#WeStandWithWDBJ. pic.twitter.com/5VdPhbbzPX
— Molly Garrity (@MollyGarrity) August 26, 2015
Out reporting today, but with a heavy heart. Sending my prayers to the @WDBJ7 newsroom. #WeStandWithWDBJ @WFMY pic.twitter.com/fvYpnBOL6e
— Emily Spain (@Emily_Spain) August 26, 2015
Reporting out with @jkfox10. proud of what we do.#WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/FK07V1Sojs
— Jessica Flores (@FloresFOX10) August 26, 2015
Photog Mark and I proud & not afraid to be a journalist today. #westandwithwdbj pic.twitter.com/QCNuwRfRTB
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) August 26, 2015
Journalists tweet in solidarity after deadly #WDBJ on-air attack with #WeStandWithWDBJ http://t.co/yD7bJ8MDOB pic.twitter.com/lVWhTuQNtK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 27, 2015
Our hearts ache, but today #WeStandWithWDBJ proud and unafraid. pic.twitter.com/3xONrjz6Wz
— Morgan Chesky (@BreakingChesky) August 26, 2015
#WeStandWithWDBJ. We're live in Virgina. Report in minutes on #ABC11eyewitness pic.twitter.com/3EyBaOHHaI
— Elaina Athans (@AthansABC11) August 26, 2015
Adam and Alison, this live shot is for you. #WeStandWithWDBJ #weaintscared @WDBJ7 pic.twitter.com/4q7Vr2g18E
— Julie Parise (@JPariseWJBF) August 27, 2015
From the #CBSLA morning team to #WDBJ, our thoughts are with you. #WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/8Ax9Z5MSpC
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) August 27, 2015
Love & support from @News12NJ #NJMorningShow to @WDBJ7 family following tragic losses yesterday. #WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/0TW8IjfuAP
— News12NJ (@News12NJ) August 27, 2015
#WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/5qwkBi6ThK
— Jennifer MartinezWMN (@JMartinezWMN) August 27, 2015
From our morning crew at @WSAZNews. #WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/RLDoPSbof5
— Dan Griffin (@WSAZDanGriffin) August 27, 2015
#WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/V73RSNxiSd
— Farah Jadran (@FarahJadran) August 26, 2015
We are a family.@KWCH12 and @WDBJ7 #WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/8k4Seu5Po7
— Will Kunkel (@KWCHWill) August 27, 2015
#WeStandWithWDBJ from one morning crew to another. Thoughts and prayers are with you @WDBJ7 #wsbtv #wdbj7 pic.twitter.com/pyK8p6yHqL
— Liz Artz (@LizArtzWSB) August 27, 2015
ABC's overnight news staff sending our support to our @WDBJ7 colleagues. #WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/A6I2CGZ3yH
— ABC World News Now (@abcWNN) August 27, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire @WDBJ7 family this morning... #WeStandWithWDBJ @LeoHirsbrunner #wcvb pic.twitter.com/WzSTmnWIed
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) August 27, 2015
Thanks for watching @WISN12News This Morning. TV is a little different today. #WeStandWithWDBJ pic.twitter.com/xYQ1UrrPei
— WISN 12 News (@WISN12News) August 27, 2015
From our morning news team to yours -- #WeStandWithWDBJ -- Our hearts are with you on this difficult morning. pic.twitter.com/0No8VsmW0d
— WFAA TV (@wfaachannel8) August 27, 2015
Sending our thoughts & prayers to our @cbs family @WDBJ7 as they prepare to go on the air this am. #WeStandWithWDBJ
— Chris Wragge (@ChrisWragge) August 27, 2015
On Thursday, 24 hours after the killings, WDBJ-TV led a moment of silence for their fallen colleagues.
Amazing strength & love shown by #WDBJ7 morning team back on the air 24hours later #WeStandWithWDBJ [Steve Helber/AP] pic.twitter.com/wW5vkOJdQA
— Hillary Thornton (@HillaryWKYT) August 27, 2015
