Posts Tagged ‘Lara Logan’

Logan, Parvaz and Kennedy

By Carl Prine on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Logan, Parvaz and Kennedy

Prine of Departure interviews one of the best war correspondents in the game. Kelly Kennedy talks about Lara Logan, the toll reporting on battle takes and why we should care about those who bring us news of conflicts and disasters.

On Lara Logan and Michael Hastings

By Jamie McIntyre on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Lara Logan’s Friendly Misfire

By Jamie McIntyre on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Lara Logan’s Friendly Misfire

CBS Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan certainly did herself and her fellow war correspondent no favors with her inept defense of war zone ground rules, even as she may have been right about a few things. In defending the press corps, against charges they are too chummy with the military, Logan wounded them grievously with misaimed friendly fire. She unfortunately reinforced the worst stereotype of reporters who “embed” with senior military officers but are actually “in bed” with them.