Journal #35: To be a War Reporter

Personally, I think it would suck to be a reporter that was on the front lines with the troops. It would also suck to be the soldiers that are being observed. I still think it would be worse to be the reporter though. At least the soldiers have had combat training and know slightly better than the reporters how to handle themselves. Then again, this journal topic is not very realistic because reporters are not often "in the trenches" with the troops. That image just brings to my mind the tactics of WWI, with it's almost pointless trench warfare. I don't mean any disrespect for the troops with this journal because I have a lot of respect for the troops. I just think war is stupid. At the very least, we should go back to the tactics of a previous era and fight all our wars with swords and bows and arrows and the like. It just seems more honorable to me to take someone down in hand to hand combat than sneaking around dropping bombs on people. Also, it would be healthier for the environment.
It would also suck to be a war reporter because you would not get to report anything you wanted. Even if your network approved your story, if it was really big, the government might censor it. I am not trying to sound like a conspiracy theorist or anti-government because I am not those things. I am just saying that stuff like that happens probably everyday, only we don't know because we trust the government to run our lives. Sometimes it is a necessary matter of national security. But it would still bother me if I were a war reporter. Not to mention the fact that I really don't think I would like to be right in the middle of a war. I really don't think anyone would like that or really want to be there. I also feel bad for the reporters because they have to leave their home and go to a dangerous place.
The whole time I've been typing this blog I've been thinking about the character Hannah from the TV show Bones. She's a war reporter who was covering the war in Afghanistan. She was really cool and actually seemed to like her job, which I find kind of surprising. I guess different jobs just require different people.