"We're Reporters—Not Detectives or Secret Agents"

"New Weapon."

By Richard Wilson (1920-87).

First appearance: Future Science Fiction, November 1953.

Illustration by Tom Beecham (1926-2000; HERE).

Reprints page (HERE).

Short story (11 pages).

Online at Archive.org (HERE).

     "Our job is to report the news, not to make it."

To cover a story a newsperson often needs to get into the middle of things out in the field, but when "the field" is one of battle, that can have very unexpected results . . . .

Main characters:

~ Scott Warren:

  "My father told me never to trust redheads."

~ Kathy Brand:

  "What do you mean? Where are we going? Where are spies dealt with?"

~ The Citizens' Army high official:

  "How do you do, Mr. Warren. My name, for security reasons, will not be mentioned."

~ Captain Joro:

  "Kathy, your beauty turns war into peace."

Typo: "that at " [should be a].

Resources:

- Our previous adventures with Scott Warren of the GNS are (HERE) and (HERE).

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