While watching this last night, my husband wandered into the room and started watching and I brought him to speed just as the crew was deciding on who was going to stay and who was going to go prior to the bombing. So I asked hubby if he would stay, or go. He was undecided, though he was probably wondering if there was cold beer there....
So how about you? You're a journalist covering the story and war is looming on the horizon. Would you stay or would you go?
In those exact same conditions (ie if I were there in Baghdad in january 1991), I think i'd be like Arnett and stay. Hell I think if someone said we're going to start a war with Iran on x/xx, i'd want to be there reporting from Tehran on x/xx. But that's just me....
shareI'd stay. Definitely. It's dangerous and life-threatening but what you see is the truth, nothing is edited.
I realise that sounds kind of strange, but the honest truth is such a rare commodity these days.
I have and do work in the journalism field. Nothing hard core like these reporters, but I am involved in the business none the less.
I would definately stay but would also be concerned about what would happen. To be at an event, to witness and cover it first-hand is the job of any journalist.
My choice might come back on me once the bombs started dropping, but I hope I would have the courage to stay.
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I'm not sure what my choice would been if I'd really been there, seeing how they had to make the decision very quickly and all, but watching this movie actually made me envy them. So I'm hoping I would have stayed.
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I think I heard a click.
It was the gate,
It's the gate.
We don't have a gate.
I'd stay if I wasn't a journalist. How many opportunities do you get to witness what will be a historical military action? Chance of a lifetime...
Mai roflcopter... it goas soi soi soi soi soi soi soi.
If I'm a passionate journalist or news producer like the ones who stayed, I stay. If I am a simple civilian wondering where I could even go to escape the madness, I leave.
So if I was in their situation, I'm staying.
George Bush smokes Alabama Kusch.
Keep in mind that this was their job. I was also working in television
at that time (on the tech side), and I was offered a job to go into
Kuwait at the end of the occupation and help get their media infrastructure
back up and running as it had been severely trashed by the Iraq military.
It wasn't my first choice as to what I wanted to be doing then, but at
least for folks like the camera/sound op's, they often don't have much
choice. Yes, you could refuse an assignment, especially based on the
probability of danger, however at least for contractors or self
employed like myself, you learn early on that if you start to get too
picky about the job's you won't take, the phone stops ringing as you
get a rep for being too difficult.. And the reality is that you typically
live paycheck to paycheck, and the money on these kinda jobs can be
just too much to refuse. Plus it makes for one hell of a resume!!
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I would have stayed.
shareI don't know. On one side I'm a coward who doesn't put myself in unnecessary danger. On the other hand... for help to reach a country in war the rest of the world have to see what's going on. And if staying would help with that, perhaps I would stay since after all I'm a idealist. I can't possibly be sure of that though. I don't think anyone can be sure of such a thing before they're actually there, with the bombs falling around you.
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You can go to hell, hell, hell!
If I were there with the four-wire, those reporters and the chance to bring the news of the world LIVE... I'd have stayed too.
I don't know. On one side I'm a coward who doesn't put myself in unnecessary danger.