As civilian casualties add up in Afghanistan following a NATO raid, the mainstream media in America looked elsewhere today. Where exactly? To sex scandals and fashion shows. As members of the press put themselves on the battle field, are the risks that come with reporting worth being in the line of fire? Sebastian Junger worked alongside Tim Hetherington, a filmmaker and journalist killed while covering the Libyan Civil War this year. Despite taking a back seat to more sensational stories at times, Unger says the press must continue to rally from the front line of war so the world has a chance to experience it as well.
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As civilian casualties add up in Afghanistan following a NATO raid, the mainstream media in America looked elsewhere today. Where exactly? To sex scandals and fashion shows. As members of the press put themselves on the battle field, are the risks that come with reporting worth being in the line of fire? Sebastian Junger worked alongside Tim Hetherington, a filmmaker and journalist killed while covering the Libyan Civil War this year. Despite taking a back seat to more sensational stories at times, Unger says the press must continue to rally from the front line of war so the world has a chance to experience it as well.
As civilian casualties add up in Afghanistan following a NATO raid, the mainstream media in America looked elsewhere today. Where exactly? To sex scandals and fashion shows. As members of the press put themselves on the battle field, are the risks that come with reporting worth being in the line of fire? Sebastian Junger worked alongside Tim Hetherington, a filmmaker and journalist killed while covering the Libyan Civil War this year. Despite taking a back seat to more sensational stories at times, Unger says the press must continue to rally from the front line of war so the world has a chance to experience it as well.