tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post7995559514989280214..comments2023-05-15T02:29:45.074-07:00Comments on The first casualty?: Shooting the messengerKat Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825715648126725780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-49337275408959573822007-03-12T03:31:00.000-07:002007-03-12T03:31:00.000-07:00John Simpson, much admired, of the BBC was injured...John Simpson, much admired, of the BBC was injured in Northern Irag in a supposedly 'safe' area. It made the news but not a lot else even though he is the sort of TV journalist we rely on for accurate, up to the minute information from a dangerous area. Journalists don't want to get shot. They put themselves in the firing line because sometimes they HAVE to, to get their stories out. Very brave. In order do their jobs they have no choice. The crocodile guy who died, did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-9833046615606805292007-03-12T02:49:00.000-07:002007-03-12T02:49:00.000-07:00It's true about there being more publicity if the ...It's true about there being more publicity if the deaths were police or army. I think it's time that these statistics were more broadly known. Somebody aught to make a TV prog about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-46728169948006676242007-03-12T01:44:00.000-07:002007-03-12T01:44:00.000-07:00When a soldier, who has by definition offered up t...When a soldier, who has by definition offered up their life for queen and country, dies in Iraq it is always splashed over the news; we see mourning friends and family condemning the war and hailing their fallen loved ones heroes. It seems strange, sad and somewhat ironic that the journalists who report on the war in Iraq do not get the same coverage. It may sound harsh but it is the military personnel who should be expecting to be killed, not the journalists who are out there just doing their jobs and bringing a far away situation closer to home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-89459809162534303952007-03-09T01:01:00.000-08:002007-03-09T01:01:00.000-08:00I agree with Hayley that the statistics are shocki...I agree with Hayley that the statistics are shocking. I am learning a lot from this blog. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-76620922905685723442007-03-08T16:51:00.000-08:002007-03-08T16:51:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, war has rarely been fatality free w...Unfortunately, war has rarely been fatality free with regards to civilians and press. Focusing on "friendly fire", although hard to accept, it will happen. Journalists who go to danger areas must expect there is a chance they could be injured or worse be killed. As much as i disagree with war in Iraq, troops in Iraq are under constant intense pressure, mistakes will be made however inexcusable they may seem. The question arises whether it is the fault of the governments fueling the war leading to journalists deaths or our own recent thirst for minute by minute recordings of events potentially putting them in danger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-11518321782319673712007-03-08T12:44:00.000-08:002007-03-08T12:44:00.000-08:00isn't that ironic? journalists present the news to...isn't that ironic? journalists present the news to us and yet those statistics are shocking to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61593139296582534.post-64099379511160605282007-03-08T12:39:00.000-08:002007-03-08T12:39:00.000-08:00If these journalists killed were policemen or offi...If these journalists killed were policemen or officers there deaths would have been splashed over every column inch available. So it seems to me tragic and unacceptable that people who put there lives truly in the firing line everyday as well go relatively unnoticed. They are trying to bring the truthful and unabridged accounts of what happens in places we are too out of reach to see. We should be thankful that these people put there lives on the line to show us a truer picture of the world. There lives and deaths should no longer be ignored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com