For this week’s news roundup, we’re paying tribute to Anthony Shadid, the acclaimed New York Times foreign correspondent who died last night of an asthma attack while reporting in Syria. Shadid, 43, won two Pulitzer Prizes, was fluent in Arabic, and authored several books.

We know he’ll be sorely missed by family (including wife and fellow NYT reporter Nada Bakri and their two children), friends, colleagues, and readers. Here’s a sampling of the thousands of remembrances and articles on Shadid from across the web:

• Anthony Shadid, Reporter in the Middle East, Dies at 43 (New York Times)
• Anthony Shadid’s Passion (New Yorker)
• The Nation: Anthony Shadid Dies In Syria (NPR)
• New York Times Correspondent Shadid Dies in Syria (ABC News)
• Anthony Shadid: Quite simply the best (Christian Science Monitor)
• Anthony Shadid, the ‘most gifted foreign correspondent in a generation (Washington Post)
• In Memoriam: Anthony Shadid (Rolling Stone)
• Anthony Shadid: A reporter’s storyteller (CNN)

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