When a Blogger in Iraq Makes It Big Time ...
. . . he gets written up in the New York Times. For your consideration, a profile of Michael Yon, probably one of the most prolific and oft-quoted bloggers writing in the field in Iraq. An excerpt:
It's definitely worth a read.
His detailed, mostly admiring accounts of front-line soldiers’ daily work have won him a loyal following, especially among service members and journalists and bloggers who follow the war. One of his photographs showing an American soldier cradling an Iraqi girl injured in a car bombing (the girl later died) appeared on Time magazine’s Web site and was later voted one of top images of the year by visitors.
Mr. Yon, however, does not work for any organization; no news outlet pays him for the hundreds of dispatches and photos he has produced. He publishes his work on his own Web site, michaelyon-online.com (some will appear again in a book set for release in April), and he also posts submissions from military people serving in Iraq. He says contributions from his readers have paid most of his costs, though he declines to say how much they have given.
It's definitely worth a read.
Labels: blogging, Iraq, Michael Yon, New York Times
posted by VW at 1:02 p.m.
6 Comments:
Michael Yon is a damn fine journalist, much better than most of the so-called "journalists" one reads in any of the major N. American papers.
Another excellent blogging journalist is Michael J. Totten, with his Middle East Journal at www.michaeltotten.com/
They both are objective and are highly skilled word-smiths.
Reading the excellent work that these independent journalists, plus others like
Melanie Phillips www.melaniephillips.com/;
Captain Ed at "Captain's Quarters" www.captainsquartersblog.com/;
Kathy Shaidle www.fivefeetoffury.com/ and others put out really highlights by contrast the complacent, provincial mediocrity of the majority of the MSM's journalists.
No deadline, no editor, no competition trying to scoop you... the ability to be openly dogmatic and appeal directly to a star chamber of ones peers...
echo.. sorry echo chamber.. like what's in my noggin today..
Further, given the last few days fun and games, I'm really not sure that holding Ms. Shaidle up as an amazing example of journalism is the very best of ideas.
Isn't Captain Ed the guy who flaunted Canadian law and a publication ban?
When a Blogger in Iraq makes it big time, her Blog get published in books , she wins Litterary prizes, is translated in many languages, made into plays , and has many articles written about her and even prompted some Neo-Cons publish a fake "Baghdad Burning" Blog to try to tarnish hers (which was deleted when it was revealed to the Public)
She is the voice of a western educated young Iraqi woman who lived through the US embargo, bombing campaign, attack, invasion, and occupation of her country by US Forces.
I urge all to read her Blog or her book to really understand how Iraqis feel about the invasion and occupation of their country.
Perhaps you would understand how our Great allies are really viewed in the world.
"a taxpayer", I'll repeat the remark I made to you when you posted the same premise at blog Celestial Junk:
Yeah, right, the Iraqi people were far better off in the good old days under Saddam & Co. Peace, love and the Age of Aquarius; full employment in the torture, rape room and mass grave site industries; they didn't even have to worry about elections-it was predetermined that Saddam would get 99+% of the vote.
BTW, I'm sure it's a typo on your part but it wasn't a US embargo, it was a UN embargo. That was based in a sequence of 16 inter-related Iraq resolutions in the UN Security Council.
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