Comments on: Woodruff’s other wingman

By: Kush Tandon

Kush Tandon — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:02:22 +0000

Ashwin,

Yes, it was Chris Hedges.

I have met Saheli before (only online). Thanks!!

By: ashvin

ashvin — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:23:03 +0000

Kush said :

Last year, I went to a talk by NYT war correspondent (Pulitzer Prize winner) on the campus – He was really hard on war, and himself…

Saheli said:

Abhi, have you read “War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” by Chris Hedges?

Kush, meet Saheli. Saheli, meet Kush.

By: Saheli

Saheli — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:14:37 +0000

Abhi, have you read “War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” by Chris Hedges?

By: War feels like War

War feels like War — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:16:21 +0000

FYI, here's a link for a really intense documentary about war correspondents in Iraq: "War Feels Like War"

It was shown on PBS recently and is supposed to be available on Netflix.

By: Abhi

Abhi — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:05:55 +0000

See comment #5 The sad part is that I changed it from whose to who’s AFTER I edited.

By: Watch the English

Watch the English — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:58:01 +0000

Soldiers in Iraq get killed by IEDs every day, but it is much more Â“in your living roomÂ” when it happens to a guy whoÂ’s face is actually in your living room every night.<<

Um..'whose' not who's

By: Abhi

Abhi — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:48:17 +0000

We’re not romanticizing warzone journalism now with your druther there Abhi, are we?

Well, I can romanticize it for myself since it is a type of job that I know suits my personality an interests. I don’t think my post is going to make anyone run out an become a war correspondent though. I also often romanticize being a NAVY SEAL as well.

By: Southie-Dadi

Southie-Dadi — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:03:08 +0000

We’re not romanticizing warzone journalism now with your druther there Abhi, are we?

By: Abhi

Abhi — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:30:13 +0000

hey man… i cant let this pass… especially since you are basically alluding to journalistic/literary aspirations in the same sentence

That is why real journalists have editors

By: dh

dh — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:59:45 +0000

ok … mea culpa… referenced the old book.
:than – used especially after inverted constructions to say when something happened. e.g. Barely had she opened the door than the phone started to ring.
I suppose you have an inverted construction up there.
I was thinking more in the sense of
:then – to introduce an interesting or contrasting fact. e.g. It was a brave thing to do, but then again I would have expected no less of her.
to sum it up… I think I should leave constructive editing out of my professional profile… apologies and cheers – V.