Paul Moran (photojournalist)
Paul William Moran | |
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| Born | Paul William Moran 30 May 1963 Adelaide, Australia |
| Died | 22 March 2003 (aged 39) Gerdigo, Iraq |
| Cause of death | Suicide car bombing |
| Resting place | North Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, Australia 35°00′08″S 138°31′10″E / 35.002353°S 138.519539°E |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart College (Adelaide) |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Employer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Spouse | Ivana Rapajic |
| Children | Tara Moran |
| Parent(s) | Gerry and Kath Moran |
| Relatives | Three brothers |
Paul William Moran (30 May 1963 – 22 March 2003) was an Australian freelance photojournalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and an experienced international journalist. Moran was killed by a suicide car bomb at a checkpoint just outside Khurmal, in northeast Iraq near the border with Iran during the Iraq War. He was the first international media casualty of the Iraq war. According to the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance, Moran was one of three Australian cases where journalist(s) have been killed with impunity.