For those of you who don't know, my job here in Paris consists largely of selling rights to publications around the world to use content from The New York Times. (This is, I have finally figured out, the definition of syndication!) While the work does not really afford much opportunity for me to do my own writing, it does allow me to deal directly with the writing of others - and some pretty amazing writing, in many cases, considering it is the writing of Times journalists and bloggers.
Point being: I figured I would post here when I come across particularly remarkable pieces, even though I am sure many of you are avid readers of The New York Times anyway and do not really need my help. But if you by any chance have not read war reporter Stephen Farrell's recent post on his blog, "At War," it is a must-read. It is a riveting account of his near-death experience in Afghanistan and a sober, humanizing reminder of why we need journalists in war zones - and why it is such a tragedy that they must be there in the first place.
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