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Randall Joyce generated some of the most feedback yet for our 10 Plus 1 feature. So this week, we’re changing the rules so the format includes 10 of our questions and TWO of yours. If that's not fair, we don't know what is. So, be sure to check out the final two questions that encompass the concerns that many of you posed to Joyce about how the media covers the war in Iraq and what he thinks about the blogosphere.




So, what do you do for a living?

I’m a producer in the CBS News London Bureau. In television news the producer is the person behind the scenes organizing coverage of the story. The limits of the job are fluid. You may come up with the idea for a story and research it, organize the logistics, do some of the camera work, work on the script with the reporter, then work with the videotape editor and finally make sure that it gets on a satellite feed to New York in time for the broadcast. On some assignments like the battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, a big part of the job is knowing where the story is and figuring out a way to get there and survive. At CBS News we’re fortunate to have experienced people who all have ideas and aren’t shy about sharing them. The reporter, the cameraman, the soundman and the producer work as a team. If you’re lucky, you have a strong group and then listening and getting out of people’s way while they do their job are the most important skills you could have.

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Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal and New York Times told the story of Abdul Ameer Younis Hussein, an Iraqi cameraman for CBS News, who has been detained by the U.S. military "for alleged insurgent activity." Hussein had been shot in the thigh by an American sniper while filming in Mosul after a suicide bombing and was taken into custody while recovering.



As the Wall Street Journal notes in a correction to its original story, CBS "hasn't taken the position that it knows" Hussein is innocent. But the network has argued that the U.S. government has not made evidence available of his guilt.



For us, the situation has illuminated the unique challenges faced by Iraqis employed by foreign news organizations.

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