Risking Their Lives So You Get The Story


	Risking Their Lives So You Get The Story

Carl Lavin

2-11-2008 2:01 PM

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What does it mean to be a journalist? For many, it means going into a place everyone else is trying to leave. That carries substantial risk.

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