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Tag Archives: War reporting
Mar 27 2012
Reporting Revolutions: Don’t Forget The Aftermath (Guest blog) #Polis12
Leave a commentThis report by Polis intern Barbara Feeney on our Reporting Revolutions panel discussion at the Polis Journalism Conference chaired by Richard Sambrook of Cardiff University with BBC’s Lyse Doucet, Lindsey Hilsum of Channel 4 News (who has a new book, … Continue reading
Posted by: March 27, 2012
Tagged with: Arab Spring, BBC, Chanel 4 News, conflict, Foreign Reporting, guest blogs, International, ITN, Libya, Lindsey Hilsum, Lyse Doucet, Middle East, Revolutions, Syria, Times, Tom Coghlan, War reporting
Feb 22 2012
Marie Colvin: What She Would Have Wanted
1 CommentAnyone who worked with or met Marie Colvin, or consumed her extraordinary output, knew she was more than just a great journalist. She was also a huge personality bursting with compassion for the suffering that her reporting showed us. She was a compelling … Continue reading
Posted by: February 22, 2012
Tagged with: conflict, danger, mariecolvin, risk, War reporting
Jul 20 2011
War Reporting: It’s Just Journalism (Summer School Guest Blog)
1 CommentThis blog by Polis Summer School student Reena Gurung is based on a talk by BBC News producer Stuart Hughes who lost a leg in a landmine explosion while covering the conflict in Iraq. Ever since the Vietnam War, media globalisation … Continue reading
Posted by: July 20, 2011
Tagged with: iraq, stuart hughes, Summer School, War reporting
Dec 22 2010
New Ways To Witness Wars: POLIS @ LSE Literary Festival
Leave a commentConflict is never easy to report. It’s dangerous, difficult and resources are depleted. So for the POLIS panel at the LSE’s Literary Festival in February we have found three top journalists who have done something special with narrative. Three of … Continue reading
Posted by: December 22, 2010
Tagged with: Polis Events, War reporting
Oct 13 2010
Media is for Peace, Love and Understanding?
Leave a commentThere are different theories of what role the media should embrace. One of them is that the media should serve the audience and is responsible in seeking truth. With regard to conflicts this means that responsible journalism providing all relevant … Continue reading
Jul 19 2010
Show Me The Gore (guest blog)
Leave a commentThe following is by POLIS summer school student Emil Stigsgaard Fuglsang. In his first-ever blog he gives his thoughts after a lecture on the media’s portrayal of war and human suffering. It is a critique of the media professional’s promise … Continue reading
Posted by: July 19, 2010
Tagged with: Freedom of expression, Journalist ethics, War reporting
Jul 16 2010
Depicting Icarus: empathy and journalism (guest blog by Victoria Yates)
1 Comment“My son was nearly nineteen years old,” Mohammed said. “He wanted to be a doctor. There’s a photograph of him”-he waved his hand vaguely-“somewhere, wearing a stethoscope.” He made no move to get it, as though already discouraged by the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 16, 2010
Tagged with: Guest bloggers, humanitarian comms, Journalist ethics, Polis Events, Summer School, War reporting
Feb 14 2010
War stories – how to bring the battle to the book
1 CommentReport on the Polis Panel at the LSE Literary Festival By Bjork Kjaernested People have always been fascinated by war. But in the age of humanitarian interventions, multinational armies, governmental restrictions, intangible enemies and digital revolutions the world of the … Continue reading
Posted by: February 14, 2010
Tagged with: book reviews, War reporting
Jan 30 2010
Blair at Chilcot: 'The Superbowl of Self-Justification'
2 CommentsTony Blair’s resolute, unchanging, self-affirming appearance at the impotent Chilcot Inquiry reminded us of the Politician’s Virility Dilemma. If they change their minds or admit fault then they are seen as weak. If they stick to their guns they are … Continue reading
Posted by: January 30, 2010
Tagged with: Democracy, Journalist ethics, Middle East, Reporting politics, Terror, US politics, War reporting
Dec 1 2009
Genocide, Rwanda and the Media: what can a journalist do?
2 CommentsIs it the job of the journalist to stop a genocide? What is the role of news media in actually fanning flames of hatred? Can we ever report honestly on the complexity of ethnic conflict and subsequent attempts at reconciliation? There … Continue reading
Posted by: December 1, 2009
Tagged with: Africa, humanitarian comms, Journalist ethics, Polis Events, War reporting
