The war correspondent

The War Correspondent looks at the role of the war reporter today: the attractions and the risks of the job; the challenge of objectivity and impartiality in the war zone; the danger of journalistic independence being compromised by military control, censorship, and public relations; as well as the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: McLaughlin, Greg, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press 2016
2016.
Edición:Second edition
Materias:
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Descripción
Sumario:The War Correspondent looks at the role of the war reporter today: the attractions and the risks of the job; the challenge of objectivity and impartiality in the war zone; the danger of journalistic independence being compromised by military control, censorship, and public relations; as well as the commercial and technological pressures of an intensely concentrated, competitive news media environment. This new edition substantially updates the original, ending with an extended section on the return of history and ideology to the reporting of international conflict, and interviews with prominent war and foreign correspondents including John Pilger, Robert Fisk, Mary Dvesky, and Alex Thomson.
Notas:Originally published 2002.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (289 pages)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-258) and index.
ISBN:9781783717590
9781783717583