THE RISKS OF WAR CORRESPONDENTS

• What are the dangers that war correspondents face?
• Is the outcome worth the risk?

So is it worth the risk?
We say no, here's why...

DISEASES

• War correspondents go to many different countries.
• Most countries arent as advanced as the US.
• Any reporter flying to Africa could catch ebola..
• After catching ebola there wouldnt be good enough health care there to cure them
• Plus if they tried to come back to the US they wouldnt even let them enter a plane.

PTSD

• Also known as "post traumatic stress disorder"
• This is a disease that mostly affect veterans but also war correspondants
• This is a very deadly disease and could cause nightmares leaving your screaming and crying
• Mosts reporters dont experience war and people dying right in there face very often

KIDNAPPING/TORTURE

• Most countries probably wouldnt want a repoter coming to there country and telling their business
• Most of the time reporters do get kidnapped and tortured
• When reporters go out to other countries theyre risking their lives and anyone else that they know

MONEY

• Flying to another country isnt cheap, for the trip there and back
• What if you go all the way to another country just to find no story at all?

INJURIES

• When your in the front line at war you could loose a lim
• You could even die from getting shot
• A reporter by the name of marie colvin lost her eye while reporting at war
• Not long after that she died

SO IN THE END IS IT REALLY WORTH THE RISK?

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