I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising. Michael Hastings advertisejournalism Change image and share on social
I thought Gen. McChrystal was unfireable, that his position was secure. Michael Hastings genmcchrystalposition Change image and share on social
General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.' Michael Hastings covergeneralmcchrystal Change image and share on social
General David Petraeus was so successful at getting on covers of magazines, having journalists fall in love with him, that in fact he was able to use that power to go around the normal chain of command. Michael Hastings chaincommandcover share on social
By the second sentence of a pitch, the entirety of the story should be explained. Michael Hastings entiretyexplainpitch Change image and share on social
If someone tells you something is off the record, I don't print it. If they don't tell me something is off the record, then it's fair game. Michael Hastings fairgameprint Change image and share on social
You basically have to be willing to devote your life to journalism if you want to break in. Treat it like it's medical school or law school. Michael Hastings basicallybreakdevote Change image and share on social
Obama's people will all often complain about how trivial and silly the media is, but there's no president who's probably benefited from this sort of trivialness or superficial nature as President Obama. Michael Hastings benefitcomplainmedium share on social
I write for fun. I had written a kind of media satire, but I doubt it will see the light of day. It was just a personal project. Michael Hastings daydoubtfun Change image and share on social
In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out de facto international news bureau. Michael Hastings absencebaghdadbomb Change image and share on social