Well this day has been grand. I just arrived back at the hotel from my adventures. I met up with Jeffrey Fleishman from the LA Times and we talked for an hour about all related to journalism, from my ambitions to his time covering the Iraq war. He gave great insight and put such an emphasis on the importance of young journalists learning the basics of reporting. It was fascinating to hear his perspectives — and I was flattered that he wanted to hear mine. He agreed that all is turning to the Web and how journalists now need to know print, radio, TV and online work to stay in the field. We just sat at the Starbucks bouncing around our views on the state of journalism and foreign correspondents today.
I walked back with him under the Brandenburg Gate and shook hands to part ways. I smiled as I walked back to the Potsdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Here I was, in Berlin. I knew exactly how to get home in this enormous city. I just had two free cups of coffee with two very different but extremely kind and intelligent reporters. And it was only Wednesday.
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