Secrets from a valiant reporter

         It is a common wondering among many people at home- how do news journalists put themselves at the hands of fury to report to us from places of war struck chaos. Robert Pelton had no choice but to report from sinisterly dangerous hot spots across the world because when news happens, it cant wait- no matter what the circumstances. In order to fully capture and express the ordeals and mix-ups happening across the globe, journalists must rise to action and travel to the dangerous places in which the problems are occurring. Pelton learned many new and surprising things pertaining to the Taliban. Firstly Pelton in retrospect, realized that being the first reporter on the scene of the war struck area is actually safer than not making it a goal to be there first. He further explains that once many journalists and reporters make a stand at the scene, this revokes the enemies and they are more likely to open fire on the innocent newscasters. Pelton also learned to never travel to a place like this unarmed. He states that he always carries a ballpoint pen with him and he has had to stab assailants repeatedly at times to get them to leave without tragically harming him. I guess the pen is really mightier than the sword. In addition, Robert learned that surprisingly terrorists want to talk to you because of your position as a newscaster but only under certain conditions. The terrorists want to know your viewpoints and angles on the topic at hand before they let you in on any future plans of their group (rarely) or their ideals. I guess there are many shocking revelations that you can conclude from being at the scene but fortunately because of brave reporters like Pelton, we are able to attain the information quickly and efficiently. Now that's something to think about next time you're wondering about the absolutely "lobotomized reporters" you reporting live from areas of great distress.