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Why I Wrote "Breaking News" by Martin Fletcher views: 181 | rating: 10 | comments: 16

February 21, 2008 01:13 PM EST --               Day by day, story by story, country by country, I have found myself witnessing incredible events around the world. Massacres . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Two: When Luck Ran Out by Martin Fletcher views: 105 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

February 21, 2008 01:36 PM EST --             After nine months covering war and its aftermath in Israel, I needed a break. So I went to Cyprus on vacation, bringing my camera . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Nine: Living With Terror by Martin Fletcher views: 43 | rating: 10 | comments: 3

February 21, 2008 04:15 PM EST --                     Imagine this: Murderers are trying to kill your kids, yet every day at work it's . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter One: Clueless by Martin Fletcher views: 95 | rating: 10 | comments: 5

February 21, 2008 01:32 PM EST -- The words hapless and clueless come to mind. I got my first taste of war a week after I arrived in Israel in October 1973. I expected a pleasant, sleepy assignment focused on sun and sea and the legendary . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Seven: River of Death by Martin Fletcher views: 33 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

February 21, 2008 04:03 PM EST --                   Are some stories too extreme to handle? What are the limits of journalists as purveyors of information . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Three: Salad Days by Martin Fletcher views: 51 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

February 21, 2008 03:09 PM EST --                  I spent four years in Africa covering war, revolution and general mayhem, yet I rarely heard a shot. The . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Five: The Home Front by Martin Fletcher views: 40 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

February 21, 2008 03:55 PM EST --                 Once again, my timing was impeccable. A day after getting called to Tel Aviv, Israel invaded Lebanon. I arrived, . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Eight: "Kosovo, Oh How I Love You" by Martin Fletcher views: 115 | rating: 10 | comments: 2

February 21, 2008 04:07 PM EST --                   The break-up of Yugoslavia and the subsequent wars swallowed up most of the 90s, and I was present . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Six: Famine and the Warlord by Martin Fletcher views: 39 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

February 21, 2008 03:58 PM EST --                   By the end of the Gulf War, I'd attained my career goals, and had started to bring a new emotion . . . more

Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World by Martin Fletcher - book review by Kathryn Esplin-Oleski views: 174 | rating: 9.3 | comments: 85

March 02, 2008 06:54 PM EST -- Most of us will never know the inside of a war correspondent's job. We should be thankful that veteran war correspondent Martin Fletcher has done that for us. Fletcher is currently serving as NBC . . . more

Breaking Into "Breaking News " by George Corneliussen views: 79 | rating: 6.9 | comments: 21

March 04, 2008 07:40 AM EST -- A review of "Breaking News "  Author : Martin Fletcher Publisher :  Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press Before I even cracked the cover of " Breaking News", I Googled . . . more

"BREAKING NEWS"...A Review of Martin Fletcher's Amazing Book! by Spartan's At Sea...Please Don't Send Gather Emails to him* views: 168 | comments: 38

March 02, 2008 12:34 PM EST --        Hanging my boots up last year after my final trip to Afghanistan was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make in my life. It was done at the insistence . . . more

"Breaking News" Chapter Four: There Is No God But God by Martin Fletcher views: 27 | rating: 10

February 21, 2008 03:49 PM EST --                   Thanks to my escapades in Zaire, NBC promoted me from cameraman to producer. One ambition achieved. . . . more