The New Yorker, October 5, 1992 P. 89
ANNALS OF JOURNALISM about reporters covering the war in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Describes the flak jackets & helmets worn by network jounalists. Free-lancers, many just starting their careers, come without any such extravagance. The Holiday Inn is the hacks' headquarters par excellence. Guests have been spotted scavenging water from toilet tanks in destroyed rooms, but meals are served by impeccable waiters wearing tuxedos, and there is a pianist in the dining room. Recounts the deaths of many journalists in the conflict: 27 have been killed in the 15 months of fighting, and another four have been missing since last year. Describes BBC armored vehicles known as . Piglet, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Miss Piggy, and BBC headquarters known as the bunker. Meeting with Dr. Vesna Hadziomerovic at a Kosevo hospital. Describes Serb checkpoint in Bosanska Gradiska, trip to Bihac, another town being shelled by Serbs. Media concentration in Sarajevo has caused stories in other areas to be neglected.
