[norton]

"While the bombs were falling on Afghanistan, members of the press risked their lives to record the scenes in that country."

I wonder if it was an urban legend when Bernie what'sis'name was cought reporting bombs falling around Bagdad from under his bed in the nicest hotel in town?

Suppose it's an urban legend that Geraldo is making big bucks to pose safely away from the fray and act journalistic.

Must have been legend back in 68 when a US newsie complained to me that it was too hard to find drugs for sale in Saigon (he wanted film for the story he'd already written).

[reformed_democrat]

I wonder if it was an urban legend when Bernie what'sis'name was cought reporting bombs falling around Bagdad from under his bed in the nicest hotel in town?

Nope, no legend. I saw the report on CNN, and heard the words from Bernard Shaw's own lips. He said he was hiding under a table not because he was afraid, but because he felt someone should be left alive to report what was going on.

I'd never seen the guy before, and though his career was dead the minute he made that ridiculous statement. A few months later, I saw him as an anchorman. That's when I realized that CNN stands for Comedy News Network.