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There's another stark example of the difficulty and danger of reporting from Iraq. A CBS News crew, embedded with a U.S. military unit, was caught in an attack on their convoy Monday. A photographer and sound technician, veterans of war reporting, were killed. The correspondent, Kimberly Dozier, was critically hurt with injuries to her head and lower body. She'd spent the past three years covering the war. "People understand the risk that our troops expose themselves. They don't always appreciate that journalists do, as well," said Ms. Dozier's brother... NBC's man in the Middle East, Richard Engle, did a story a few months back on the precautions he and his crew must take to do the simplest of stories from Iraq. And he has been close to danger when bombs and rockets exploded near him. Beware the pious critics who like to excoriate the mainstream media for not venturing out of the green zone, the safe haven in Baghdad where the Western news agencies are headquartered. Before Monday's tragedy, 69 journalists had been killed covering the war in Iraq. Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan are numbers 70 and 71. And many more have been wounded. 2 Comments |
If there were Red Light Cameras, the Iraq traffic would not be such a mess.
Yes, some of us do appreciate the job the media does during wartime. It exposes the realities of war to the American people who have little or no concept of what it entails. The real question that remains, which Dennis Bounds left out, is what ends does the media presence serve? Going beyond the noble sacrifice, is the medias presence neccessary in all areas of interest in the war? My suspicion peaks when journalists, and reporters, cover stories that are sensitive in nature, ie coffins, war injured, and battles where soldiers are seen to be killed. Why? I like my other people my age watched the horrors of Vietnam on television. History speaks for itself what the social and political consequences where for that incompetant move by the national news media. The first amendment does allow freedom of press. As all freedoms, there are limits expecially when national security is endangered !