Lindsay Addario
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also doesn't help the situation.
So I think it comes from both sides.
I think that people take for granted the fact that they have news at their disposal, that there is a free press, that we are allowed to express ourselves.
And I think that's problematic right now because, you know, we live in a world where democracy and journalism and free press is always under attack.
And we see it in certain countries where people cannot speak about โ cannot speak honestly and openly without getting targeted.
So, you know, when you see journalists get targeted, the obvious casualty of that is truth.
Well, I mean, how could I not?
I mean, look at what I do for a living.
I mean, I'm constantly photographing people who are killed in war or people whose lives have been torn apart by war.
And so part of being a war correspondent is that
We're always making contingency plans, and that is relevant to our own lives.
And I think I go into these assignments knowing how dangerous they are.
Obviously, some are less dangerous than others, but just driving a car in war zones is dangerous.
It's one of the most dangerous things we do.
And in fact, ironically, the only time I've been injured to date was in a car accident, not on the front line.
And so I think โ
Yes, that that line, you know, when I say that, I mean it and I'm not it is it's painful for me to say and it's painful.
I'm sure, you know, I think when I was watching the movie with Lucas.
It was that line that was so hard for me to hear myself say next to him because it's true.
And I โ obviously, I don't want to get killed.