Journalist Stephen Grey has recently returned from Helmand province and described his trip to Afghanistan as "quite depressing". He noted that casualties have increased in 2009 and said it has already been a hard winter for troops on the ground.Grey......more
Daniel Bennett - Reporting War: November 2009 Archives
TA soldier's blog post hits the headlines
A blog post written by a Territorial Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has received widespread media coverage.In the post entilted 'Hello from Afghan', Rifleman Andrew Fentiman of 7 Rifles, describes how he was waiting to be transferred to......more
IDF soldier blogs from the front line
A blogging American-Israeli combat soldier has been deployed to the West Bank. According to his blog, 25 year old Danny Brothers has finished his training with the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) and is serving in "al-Madina al-Muqaddasah" - a pseudonym......more
Military blogging: "no longer worth the trouble"
The US military blog, A Soldier's Perspective, has closed down after six years. In a message which has replaced the entire content of the blog, Iraq veteran and well-known military blogger, CJ Grisham, writes:"Blogging is no longer worth the trouble.......more
Daniel Bennett - Reporting War
Daniel Bennett is a PhD student researching the impact of blogging and new media on the BBC's coverage of war...