Hastings was originally meant to have controlled contact , which expanded when he had to catch a bus to Berlin with the general and his entourage after international flights were grounded , because of the air travel disruptions caused by the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull , which gave him sufficient time to pick up less discreet remarks . How Hastings got access to McChrystal 's inner circles is detailed in a '' Newsweek '' article . '' The Huffington Post '' named Hastings a 2010 Game Changer for his reporting , along with Matt Taibbi of '' Rolling Stone '' . Hastings was awarded a Polk Award for his reporting
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
Michael Hastings (journalist)