Portfolio 2 - Anne Nivat

I AM A WOMAN WHO LOVES LIFE AND WHO LOVES HER LIFE - AS I LEAD IT. MY LIFE IS ABOUT GOING TO TELL THE STORIES OF OTHERS. IT'S CALLED BEING A REPORTER ; A JOURNALIST. I'VE DONE IT ON WAR GROUNDS FOR A LONG TIME. AND WHAT I TELL IN WAR IS PRECISELY LIFE IN WAR. WITHOUT TAKING SIDES, WITH NUANCES AND DETAILS; THAT I LIKE. MY JOB IS A COMMITMENT OF ALL MY BEING AND YES, I AM A WOMAN, SO THAT BRINGS SOMETHING. AT THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER, BEING A WOMAN IN THIS PROFESSION, IN THE PROFESSION OF FIELD REPORTERS, WAS LESS COMMON, A LITTLE, PERHAPS, FROWNED UPON. THAT'S NO LONGER THE CASE TODAY. THAT HOWEVER DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S ACCEPTED, THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE WHO ARE SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE WOMEN IN FIELDS OF WAR; THAT THERE ARE WOMEN CAPABLE OF FACING THESE HORRORS, OF SEIZING THEM, OF SEEKING OUT THESE STORIES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE, I REPEAT, OF SHARING THEM. I DON'T KEEP WHAT I DO TO MYSELF, I SHARE IT, I PASS IT ON, THAT'S QUITE SIMPLY MY JOB. AND FOR ME THAT'S THE STRONGEST THING AND YES, BEING A WOMAN OF COURSE MAKES A DIFFERENCE, IT'S A STRENGTH.