Margaret Moth: Pioneering CNN Camerawoman Dies at 58

Margaret Moth was a New Zealand-born news camerawoman. Born Margaret Gipsy Moth on August 21, 1951, in Gisborne, New Zealand, she began as a news cameraperson in the United States.

She worked for CNN and covered the Persian Gulf War and the Bosnian War. In 1992 she was shot in the face by a sniper in Sarajevo and severely wounded, but she returned to the city in 1994 to continue reporting.

Moth was known for her love of animals and refused to film anything that might harm them. She died of colon cancer in Rochester, Minnesota, on March 21, 2010, at age 58.

Achievements: CNN camerawoman in Bosnia and the Gulf War.

Birth: August 21, 1951 - Gisborne, New Zealand.

Profession: Camerawoman.

Interesting Facts: She was caring for 25 stray cats in Istanbul when she died.