Fellow SigEp Sgt.Chris Missick's blog "A Line in the Sand" has been cited by the Harvard Crimson as an example of the good work bloggers can do.
Still, the best blogs on the web are the storytellers, where the blogger has a point of view that no one else can easily achieve. Sergeant Chris Missick is one of these people. His blog, set in Iraq and entitled A Line in the Sand, is a soldier’s take on the war. In Missick’s case, it’s a slightly jaded take, as his blog convincingly argues that mainstream media are missing the real, positive stories in the country in their zeal to sensationalize the war and negate America’s achievements. As he wrote in an email to me: “Our soldiers in Najaf fought for hours on end to retrieve an exploded, deadlined HUMVEE, just so that pictures wouldn’t be used later on of joyful insurgents dancing on top of it, even after they had just suffered a brutal defeat. American lives were risked to prevent American and global media from spinning a victory into humiliating defeat.” Hard-hitting stories like this are what storyteller blogs are truly good at—they showcase the real power of egalitarian media. By allowing anyone to be a journalist, blogs like Missick’s open up a huge new range of perspectives for public consumption.We have had a link to Sgt. Missick's excellent blog in our blogroll for some time now. Of course, you should expect the best from us. We are Sig Eps!
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