Lara LoganFrom the International Herald Tribune:
Getting a story on the evening news isn't easy for any correspondent. And for reporters in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is especially hard, according to Lara Logan, the chief foreign correspondent for CBS News. So she has devised a solution when she is talking to the network.
"Generally what I say is, 'I'm holding the armor-piercing RPG,' " she said last week in an appearance on the satirical news program "The Daily Show," on Comedy Central, referring to the initials for rocket-propelled grenade. " 'It's aimed at the bureau chief, and if you don't put my story on the air, I'm going to pull the trigger.' "
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My Comment: If the war situation was getting worse, war coverage would definitely be back on the air. The focus for the major news networks is the Presidential election, and it will be the case until the middle of November.
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