With the recent resignation of Mubarak in Egypt, I began to think of the journalists who are in the area. While the thought of being in the midst of the action is exciting, the thought of potential danger is quite overwhelming. Journalists have become casualties of crossfire in dangerous areas throughout the past century for the sake of the story.
Firms, like Centurion Risk Assessment and AKE Integrated Risk Solutions, prepare journalists on how to encounter situations that arise. These situations range from first aid to being taken hostage. So the journalists that want to go are prepared. I know some journalists who would jump at the chance to report from a war-torn country. But I'm not one of those journalists. I can't imagine being in the middle of a conflict. I would like to think that I would travel to a country hit by a natural disaster. On the other hand, I don't even handle camping very well.
The threat of danger is enough to scare many away from traveling to a country riddled with conflict. So my question to journalists, would you travel to a war-torn country or disaster-stricken country for the sake of the story?
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