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The Super Session titled Reporting from the Sidelines was a panel of journalists who had both reported in Iraq. Kimberly Dozier of CBS Washington D.C. Bureau and James Janega of the Chicago Tribune both discussed what it was like in Iraq as a reporter and how their views of the war changed.
In 2006, while in Iraq, the caravan Dozier traveled in was hit. As a result, the cameraman and sound-man were killed. Dozier’s legs were broken, and she suffered burns to her legs. She says that happening changed her outlook on life.
Both reporters said that in 2005-2007, the risk of a caravan of reporters and troops getting hit because they were journalists was very high. During this time, however, journalists wanted to find people to write stories about. They said that now, it is difficult for their superiors to send reporters overseas because of budgetary reasons. Journalists are often questioned by their bosses and asked to explain what story they will write, what their proposed budget is, why this story and how they are going to acquire the story.
More information about these reporters can be found, by clicking their names on this page.
