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Journalists Writing About Journalists
Few things annoy me more than journalists reporting on themselves. But I am making two exceptions right now. First, I am reading a great book in The Bang-Bang Club
the Rohde account has had me
the Rohde account has had me on hte edge of my seat with each addition... I'm freaking out waiting for hte next installment. Real Pulitzer worthy stuff, and really dramatic.
Try
Try these:
http://www.amazon.com/Anyone-Here-Raped-Speaks-English/dp/0450053601
http://www.amazon.com/Unreasonable-Behaviour-Autobiography-Don-McCullin/...
Robert Fisk recounting his
Robert Fisk recounting his five hour drive through the Bekaa isn't gripping journalism to you? BUT HOW?
The Zanzibar Chest is one of
The Zanzibar Chest is one of the best adventure stories I've ever read, written by journalist Aidan Hartley. It accounts (in part) his experiences as a journalist in Ethiopia and Somalia in the mid-90s.
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