How is reporting different and why does it seem there are so few war reporters?
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Not seeing the obvious answer that War reporting doesn’t pay, financially or career-wise. Unless your reports have a specific bent that benefits one party or the other in the narrative war, the on-the-ground truth is completely irrelevant in today’s media landscape. In the past you might get some institutional support for uncovering grevious war crimes or conspiracies that look bad to your host or native countries but no longer. When the org that pays your bills says “you cover this from this angle or we’ll edit the shit out of it and/or blackball you” you tend to fall in line. Those that don’t give a fuck about that and want the truth as best they can investigate are summarily relegated to the sidelines.
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