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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 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 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 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