Not to hijack the line of questioning, but I was a journalist in the Army in Iraq. If you feel the need to get out there and get the stories told about people who wouldn't have a voice otherwise, more power and good speed to you. If you think you're going to be out there Rambo'ing it up with a camera instead of a rifle, you better be able to hold your own. Took days of sleeping in the same ditches and kicking in the same doors with the infantry guys before they quit looking at me like just another Fobbit going out on an adventure. Also, a hell of a documentary called "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" about civilian reporters.
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Not to hijack the line of questioning, but I was a journalist in the Army in Iraq. If you feel the need to get out there and get the stories told about people who wouldn't have a voice otherwise, more power and good speed to you. If you think you're going to be out there Rambo'ing it up with a camera instead of a rifle, you better be able to hold your own. Took days of sleeping in the same ditches and kicking in the same doors with the infantry guys before they quit looking at me like just another Fobbit going out on an adventure. Also, a hell of a documentary called "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" about civilian reporters.
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