"For Western reporters who cover the war in Iraq, the television images of Jill Carroll after she was freed by her captors in Baghdad evoked an array of feelings. There was relief, of course, that the 28-year-old freelancer for The Christian Science Monitor was safe, after 83 days as a hostage.
It was a moment, too, for reflection of a more autobiographical kind, on the hazards Ms. Carroll survived, which so many other kidnapping victims in Iraq have not. Where Ms. Carroll had been, to the edge of oblivion, is a place carved into the psyche of every reporter in Iraq."
As the New York Times rightly observes, reporters in Iraq have many hazards and dangers to confront, especially those prepared to venture out into the field.
The article [here] in the NY Times makes for sobering reading when one realises how many journalists have been killed in Iraq - 64 reporters, 45 of whom have been Iraqis.
It was a moment, too, for reflection of a more autobiographical kind, on the hazards Ms. Carroll survived, which so many other kidnapping victims in Iraq have not. Where Ms. Carroll had been, to the edge of oblivion, is a place carved into the psyche of every reporter in Iraq."
As the New York Times rightly observes, reporters in Iraq have many hazards and dangers to confront, especially those prepared to venture out into the field.
The article [here] in the NY Times makes for sobering reading when one realises how many journalists have been killed in Iraq - 64 reporters, 45 of whom have been Iraqis.
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