Friday, May 23, 2008

Many Places at Once

A Brittish correspondent with a weary, almost quavering voice, is often assigned to intractable conflicts with loss of life. He is often at risk. His voice is appropriate for his work. He is, it would seem, more concerned for what he is covering than his career. The viewer, myself, feels that his anguish is right for the story, the sadness of the world.

One thing about his work that is disturbing, though, is that he is often in two places at once, even three. I do not believe that news is managed to a degree that it is fabricated for the needs of a congtrolling entity. The explanation may be that the correspondant could have a twin or be one among triplets. I'm sure a quick check of Oxford/Cambridge would reveal triplets in the history department.

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