Journalists: Please contact me before going to print
A good article just came out, but I could have helped with a 10 minute phone conversation.
Examples of where I can help:
"Chronicling the Thai political upheaval for his online followers, American freelance writer and photographer Michael Yon has managed to match some Thai politicians for unpopularity."
=== I have never done a freelance job. ===
"He’s got plenty of admirers, but also ferocious critics, and both sides believe the same thing - that he’s sympathetic toward the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee."
=== I admit, I do like the PDRC's call to peace, and their courage and resolve to change, in spite of their mounting casualties, and also KPT casualties. I am guilty as charged when it comes to avoidance of war. But I am not actually a PDRC "sympathizer" per se. I am per se anti-Thaksin. ===
"To those who condemn him as a journalist who's forgotten his obligation to remain neutral, Yon stresses that he's not a journalist at all. He utilised a mainstream media outlet for the first time - Thai Rath TV - to defend himself, leaving his usual contacts on the social networks to buzz along by themselves for a while."
=== This is not the first time. One minute of Google time would have revealed this. I have been saying this for about 10 years, in probably a thousand interviews all over the world. Google my name and you will see this is true.===
I am easy to contact... Michael.Yon@gmail.com
Long Live the Kingdom of Thailand!