Tuesday, October 18, 2005

fnc bloggers II: hunting harrigan

Still checking out all of the FNC blogs, so you can go straight to the ones best for you.

Blog 2: Harrigan on the Hunt
Steve Harrigan is an intrepid mid-east correspondent who seems to love being in the thick of the action and involved in dangerous reporting missions. Not one of the overtly handsome boy toy reporters, he seems oblivious to his all-american good looks, and is unafraid to appear on camera looking like he's been sweatily crawling through sand. He's currently reporting from Baghdad, Iraq and his descriptions of the terrifying things that happen around him read like poetry--the man is distinctly gifted with language skills.

This blog is great in the sense that it accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do; it gives us a little taste (mostly free from Harrigan's interpretation and with little attempt to place in context) of what his life is like as a reporter. The beautiful writing style is just icing.

I recommend this blog highly. Check it out for a sample of what it's like to try to run your seven daily laps while getting caught up in crossfire, and visit its frequently changing photo gallery. Feel free to leave a comment for him too. Then check out his bio . The man has a list of journalism awards as long as my arm and a PhD in comparative literature to boot. And is fluent in Russian. Hey Steve, any more like you at home?
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