Embedistan: Unembedded vs. Embedded

Aside from the long list of tactical information we can’t report or photograph, the soldiers and commanding officers censor themselves. They are afraid of the repercussions of saying the wrong thing, and are on the lookout for journalists with an agenda.

via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/embedistan-unembedded-vs-embedded/

I have spent six months in Afghanistan, 85 percent of it unembedded.

For many journalists, embedding has become an integral part of reporting in Afghanistan. I know journalists who spend months at a time with the military. One of my colleagues calls it “Embedistan.”