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Title: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: Gary on November 11, 2015, 04:31:51

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-clayton-female-war-correspondents-20151110-story.html

An interesting article in today's LA Times Op-Ed section. The article speaks to women covering war and in particular Dickey Chappelle, a freelance photojournalist in the Vietnam War who has the distinction of being the first American Woman Journalist to be killed doing her job ... covering a war. 

"When I die, I want it to be on patrol with the United States Marines," she'd once said. Her words reflected a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Although she was a civilian, her burial was graced by a Marine Honor Guard.

 

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: armando_m on November 11, 2015, 19:17:41

Thanks for sharing this Gary,

I find it interesting they mention the book "it's what I do " and show the face of a woman but the article does not mention her name Lynsey Addario

I read it and I really enjoyed it

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: PeterN on November 23, 2015, 19:00:29

Thanks for the link, Gary. I am always impressed by the courage of photogrpahers and journalists who cover wars.

I also like the last sentence, a saying of Dickey Chapelle:
"It's not a woman's place. There's no question about it," Chapelle told Mike Wallace in an interview in 1962. "There's only one other species on Earth for whom a war zone is no place, and that's men."

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: elsa hoffmann on November 23, 2015, 20:47:47

Thanks for the link -
Dying while doing what you love best - I suppose is not a bad way to go. Many others are dead in their jobs anyway - they just haven't fallen over and started smelling yet.

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: Gary on November 23, 2015, 21:41:26

If you gotta go ... my vote is while I'm sleeping ... in a huge, soft, comfy bed, with a big $hit eating grin on my face ... 

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: elsa hoffmann on November 23, 2015, 21:46:35

Quote from: Gary on November 23, 2015, 21:41:26

If you gotta go ... my vote is while I'm sleeping ... in a huge, soft, comfy bed, with a big $hit eating grin on my face ...

Gary - not IF, WHEN ...  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: Gary on November 23, 2015, 22:43:23

That's a bit pessimistic Elsa. 

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: elsa hoffmann on November 24, 2015, 04:46:06

Not at all. I am a pragmatist.
I do accept that people feel different. For me - I am not worried or scared about death.
Only about HOW I die. There I am with you for sure -

Title: Re: Women Photoournalists & Reporters in Combat
Post by: ColinM on November 24, 2015, 12:53:22

Quote from: elsa hoffmann on November 23, 2015, 20:47:47

Many others are dead in their jobs anyway - they just haven't fallen over and started smelling yet.

Oh, so true!