The standards of foreign affairs coverage have slipped in recent years. The Economist bemoaned this fact in an issue this summer. What is missing is not volume, rather quality in the coverage currently offered. They lack the time to study the issues and are left to break down the terribly complex dynamics of international conflict into a few sentences. However noble that may be, and it is needed whether or not it is liked, ultimately, such practices contribute to a sense that conflicts on the scale of war can be easily solved.
War correspondents have a tough job.
They must juggle the demands of a deadline, of their conscious, and the need to survive all while trying to get a good story. Ernest Hemingway, C.L. Sulzberger, Peter Arnett. War correspondents are all-stars. Christian Hummel is a sophomore at the College studying Religion and Ancient History. He is the Sports Editor of the Review.