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**bigeye** · 31-01-2012, 18:29

Originally Posted by FORMER_FYRDMAN

That's not fair - I've been in some pretty brutal edit suites.

Ah... so have I. Largely because the editor has failed to understand my 'vision' for a piece.

**Rumpelstiltskin** · 31-01-2012, 18:30

Yes, I suppose you're right. I've deleted it all. I was drunk when I originally posted, for which I apologise.

**The Forty Twa** · 31-01-2012, 18:38

War changed me..I made a fortune out of the acquisition of military resources on the way home

**FORMER_FYRDMAN** · 31-01-2012, 18:39

Originally Posted by Rumpelstiltskin

Yes, I suppose you're right. I've deleted it all. I was drunk when I originally posted, for which I apologise.

No need for apologies.

**FORMER_FYRDMAN** · 31-01-2012, 18:43

Originally Posted by bigeye

Ah... so have I. Largely because the editor has failed to understand my 'vision' for a piece.

My last edit job ended up with an impressive pile of bottles and cans under the edit suite window - such precautions ensure that much Creative unpleasantness is avoided.

**King_of_the_Burpas** · 31-01-2012, 18:48

Long post but bear with me....

Hack gets a job at MediaOrg. He goes on a course run by ex-them or ex-Booties (some of whom are really good blokes, btw).

He drives about in Liphook, attempting to read a map and then gets a bag over his head to 'induce' the feeling of being abducted. He has a Glock shoved in his face and then goes back to the rather nice hotel offered by "them", to be debriefed and then plied with booze and a rather agreeable meal.

Then he goes back to Wankshire with pics of him wearing a flak J and plans his warcorr career.

He doesn't need to research the area he is going to go to, oh fuck no; Mog or Boz or Afg are all the same. Besides he's been trained how not to step on a mine or how to cower behind and engine block if small arms kick off.

Then he fucks off to Warzone, attempts to remember his drills while at his posh hotel, goes out on the lash the night before going on his embed and, apart from shitting his pants, produces nothing of interest to the cocks back home who only want 'bang bang' stuff.

So he goes back to his hotel, gets even more pissed and the wifi won't allow him to check the militia (of your choice) so he goes back out the next day after a cheese and tom sarnie and gets double tapped buy a passing hoodie who recognises a cunt when he sees one and who nicked the .38 off his mate and has nowt to lose by using it.

**Victorian_Major** · 31-01-2012, 19:32

Well that's nice.

**King_of_the_Burpas** · 31-01-2012, 19:40

Originally Posted by Victorian_Major

Well that's nice.

It's like that, that's the way it is....

To quote some rapping chappies

**fairy_nuff** · 31-01-2012, 22:10

PTSD in Journalists

A few years ago I attended a trauma conference, a guy from Reuters was there talking about PTSD in the media including jounalists, camera men and the video footage editors. He mentioned that Reuters were setting up a help service for it's jounalists. Camera men were less affected as they felt more detached looking down a lense which I thought was interesting. Video editors and copy takers were affected the worst despite being totally detached (and yes not having their lives threatened) but because they were looking at the images in a concentrated way; I expect that you are aware that what is broadcast is a lot tamer than the reality. He showed a clip of a guy being set about with a machete and large slices of his head were hanging off.

I think the BBC do a help services as well

**FiveAlpha** · 31-01-2012, 22:15

Jeremy Vine had a full blown civvy caller on his PTSD show a year or so ago who was so crippled with PTSD he could barely function. The cause? Listening to a news report (note listening not viewing) about Rwanda. He was so traumatised he found working impossible and now lives on disability benefits. Fucking homos.