The Pentagon ought to re-consider the concept of embedded journalists.
I don’t know these journalists mentioned here (although Rolling Stone is like the Pravda Youth Daily, but worse, but from what I see
- journalists now feel “entitled” to be embeds
- they may understand the danger, but certainly expect protection
- is any scrutiny made of their coverage of the troops and what they will say afterwards?
- many are using these to make a nice bundle of money off their stories and the sacrifices of the soldiers they embed with. Is this being abused?
Well where would you put Roggio or Yon?