loki on Nostr: One of the most gripping stories I've ever read about the realities of war journalism ...
One of the most gripping stories I've ever read about the realities of war journalism that absolutely pulls no punches.
"Chris’ own stories were full of complicated people trying to pursue lives that had meaning, sometimes hurting others and themselves along the way. “Why did I come here?” he wrote in his journal in east Ukraine in 2015. “Many reasons I guess, but I don’t think I can hope to articulate them in a way which justifies my presence here, or the risks I’m willing to take, to an outsider.”
“Death’s a bloody serious affair,” he wrote, quoting Graham Greene. “Indeed it is. But once we choose a path which takes us down this road, the part we play is for real. This is no stage play, but a life lived fully conscious of the consequences which may come with our decisions. This is part of what it truly means to choose, and therefore to live.”
https://www.huffpost.com/feature/chris-allen-death-of-a-freelancer
"Chris’ own stories were full of complicated people trying to pursue lives that had meaning, sometimes hurting others and themselves along the way. “Why did I come here?” he wrote in his journal in east Ukraine in 2015. “Many reasons I guess, but I don’t think I can hope to articulate them in a way which justifies my presence here, or the risks I’m willing to take, to an outsider.”
“Death’s a bloody serious affair,” he wrote, quoting Graham Greene. “Indeed it is. But once we choose a path which takes us down this road, the part we play is for real. This is no stage play, but a life lived fully conscious of the consequences which may come with our decisions. This is part of what it truly means to choose, and therefore to live.”
https://www.huffpost.com/feature/chris-allen-death-of-a-freelancer