Neil Arun didn’t want to miss a rare but risky opportunity to embed with an Iraqi police unit, hunting members of al Qaeda. But his employers -- responsible for Neil’s security -- weren’t happy. This film by Richard Pendry nvestigates how a frontline journalist balances risk and reward.
Times Higher Education invited me to review a collection of essays taken from Cardiff University's conference on the future of newspapers and edited by Professor Bob Franklin. The collection contains some fascinating and valuable contributions. You can read my review here
Interestingly, if you google it, none of the national papers seem to have reviewed it. I think that sums up the media's esteem for the academy.