It was nice to be in my own country, where I didn’t need a translator or a driver. Where I didn’t need to figure out cultural references or what hijab I needed to wear to cover my hair. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
For me personally, I’m constantly trying to really re-negotiate how I’m going to make a living because I can’t make a living solely off editorial. And I’m also still trying to tell long feature stories that are harder and harder to get assigned, you know. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
Americans are really lovely people – friendly, kind and willing to help you out. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
I generally don’t follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I’m covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
If people really saw what was happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, then they might be marching in the streets to end wars. But you know, I think that no one ever sees because we’re not allowed to see, and we’re not allowed to publish what we do see. So it’s quite difficult. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
Since Sept. 11, many of the wars of our generation are in the Muslim world. So as a woman, I have access to 50 percent of the population that my male colleagues don’t. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
Let’s get one thing straight: I am not an adrenaline junkie. Just because you cover conflict doesn’t mean you thrive on adrenaline. It means you have a purpose, and you feel it is very important for people back home to see what is happening on the front line, especially if we are sending American soldiers there. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
As a Western woman in the Middle East, I am often put in a different category. I am sort of like the third sex. I am not treated like a man. I am not treated like a woman. I am just treated like a journalist. That is usually really helpful. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
Most people, when they meet me, one of the first things they say is, ‘Why would you voluntarily subject yourself to war? Why would you go into these places where you know there’s a risk of getting killed?’ Lynsey Addario Read Quote
To me, it’s so much about doing your homework, going into a situation, getting to know the subject, making them feel comfortable, getting intimate access, getting access to all different aspects of people’s lives, so that I am essentially telling an entire story and not just a single one. Lynsey Addario Read Quote
