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.
Is Press + a model for the way we will pay for professional journalism in future? I have predicted the emergence of online news agents using micro-payments as a way to monetise online journalism. This version looks interesting. I imagine others will emerge. The market will provide, eventually.
Combined with a platform along these lines, this could be very cool.