Robert Fisk bows out October 4, 2007
Posted by Andreas in History, News, Politics, Society.trackback
It’s a sad, sad day and an indictment on the world we live in when someone like veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk assesses his own life’s work as a failure and as having had no impact. He’s just announced his retirement, basically saying “Screw this for a joke, nobody’s listening anyway!”.
He’s wrong, of course. He is one of a dying breed of truly “un-embedded” journalists in a sea of hacks regurgitating PR-branded, press-released, corporate, partisan and party-political garbage. This will be a poorer media world without his voice.
Watch this interview with him (thanks for the link Sam) and read my review of his recent book The Great War for Civilisation.
Truly sad and indictment on society in general. Always enjoyed his articles.
Indeed, he will be missed. Independent journalists who are unembedded are rare.
Mr Frisk carries the torch of integrity at a time where all else in the media are following popular comment as oposed to independant thought. This is a sad day.
I’ve noticed he’s still writing in his retirement, though.