MICHAEL SOCOLOW writes in The Globe: “There is a dirty little secret in journalism: War reporting is the fastest way to get ahead. The trade-off is obvious. In exchange for putting one’s life on the line for a story, a journalistic organization will reward that courage with a promotion. Being in the right place at the right time is the essential journalistic value, and war zones always qualify as ‘right’ places.” But, he says, there’s more to it than that.