Archive for January 11th, 2009
Hey fuckers! I’m blogging from my iPhone again.
I am having a rather dull and dreary night at work with precious little to actually do.
Covering a war is lively at first and then you settle into a routine. Yes I am as callous and jaded as I sound. I have been covering wars for around 20 years, they’re all pretty much the same. People die, lots of them.
Life is so fragile and we are all so breakable. Its a wonder more of us aren’t killed more often.
The thing about covering wars from a distance, as I’ve mostly done, is you get to see some of the most harrowing scenes of suffering. By the time it arrives on the tv in your living room, its been sanitized and censored, to protect you from images you are likely to find distressing.
I strongly disagree with that. You have just as much right to see the uncensored horrors as I do and my media colleagues should not be denying you from seeing the truth.
I don’t find strong images offensive, but I do think war and the needless slaughter of civilians is extremely offensive.
I guess I picked the wrong job. Or rather the wrong job chose me!
(blogged from my iPhone)