Ed Caesar on the end of war reporters & journalism

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Shooting the messengers

How journalists came to be a target in the world’s most dangerous conflict zones

via British GQ: http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2013-07/09/war-reporting/viewall

The life of a war correspondent has never been cheaper. Travel, equipment… even the pay cheque is lighter. But the rules of engagement are different in today’s street-level combat zones, where the press corps’ blue flack jacket offers little protection against conflicts and more journalists than ever are paying the ultimate price for the scoop.