I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.
I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.
My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's really going on; to get it verified and, then, to get it out to as many people as possible as fast as.
No two wars are identical.
Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.