Michael Hastings Dead: Reporter Dies In Car Crash At Age 33

Guardian UK - Tributes have poured in for the award-winning journalist and war correspondent, Michael Hastings, who has died aged 33 in a car accident in Los Angeles.

Described by colleagues as "fearless" and "irascible", news of his death shook the American media establishment when it was announced late on Tuesday.

Hastings was best known for his devastating Rolling Stone cover profile of General Stanley McChrystal, then the commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan in 2010.  Read more.