CNN Reporter Quits After Network Denies Him Time Off To Deal With PTSD From Iraq War

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Source: Business Insider

CNN Reporter Quits After Network Denies Him Time Off To Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress From Iraq War

Big loss for CNN: Foreign correspondent Michael Ware, famous for his coverage of the Iraq war, has left the network.

All Things CNN, an independent blog covering the network, writes that Ware has been on leave working on a book and struggling with PTSD from his years of war reporting. He needed more time off, but his request was denied, and now he's not coming back, the blog reports.

A CNN spokesperson confirmed to The Huffington Post that Ware has been on leave but declined to comment further than that.

Ware discussed his PTSD in a disturbing December 2008 Men's Journal piece. “I am not the same f**king person," reads the lede.



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