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.
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Every day, a student or staff member from the Centre for Journalism chooses a notable piece of journalism.
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richardpendryTuesday, January 24, 2012 - 09:32
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.
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richardpendryWednesday, January 18, 2012 - 10:30
Classic example of layout people not engaging brain while putting a newspaper page together.
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richardpendryMonday, January 16, 2012 - 17:36
Iraq has been the most deadly conflict for journalists ever. Since the American invasion in 2003 230 journalists and media workers have been killed.
Unlike in previous conflicts, they have become targets for kidnap and murder.
Iraq is somewhat safer than it was, but remains very dangerous for reporters. As a consequence, international journalists in an increasing number of areas of conflict have become dependent on locally-hired journalists and fixers to gather news.
This film looks at the way reporters call ‘sub-contract’ stories because of risk. We follow reporters in Falluja and Baghdad as they work.
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Jemma CollinsTuesday, January 10, 2012 - 00:34
The Nieman Journalism Lab put up this article today about how Slovenia has introduced a "national curtain" on media, similar to that already in Slovakia. All of the countries major media contributors have combined to offer a combined subscription of just under €5. It will be interesting to see how this pans out in a world where newspapers countries are loosing money left, right and centre as well as to compare the differences in Slovenia and Slovakia to media culture in other European countries.
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Alister HoughtonWednesday, December 14, 2011 - 10:45
The Spectator website is carrying this article about the position of each European country over the deal "agreed" on Friday. Britain doesn't seem to be as isolated as they are reported as being...
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richardpendryMonday, December 5, 2011 - 19:40
Sweet election photo story from rural Russia
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Ian ReevesThursday, November 17, 2011 - 12:32
Radio 4's the Moral Maze usually has me reaching reflexively for the off button, but for last night's edition on tabloid ethics I resisted the urge. I was rewarded by a determined defence of the tabloid reporter's role by Ian Collins and a reassuring contribution by Simon Jenkins. Worth a listen here.
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TimLuckhurstWednesday, November 9, 2011 - 10:46
Larry Elliot, economics editor of The Guardian, has penned a fascinating column identifying the members of the cabal he claims is now running the EU. With the exceptions of Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, none of them has an electoral mandate. They are technocrats, not politicians. "What matters to this group," writes Elliot "is what the financial markets think, not what voters might want." Intriguing angst from a senior and respected figure at a newspaper that has long been seen as pro-EU.
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johnsaundersSunday, October 30, 2011 - 07:43
Pankaj Mishra demolishes Niall Ferguson's Civilisation: The West and the Rest. Did Western civilisation enlighten and develop the world through empire, or enslave and exploit it? Excellent. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n21/pankaj-mishra/watch-this-man
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richardpendryThursday, October 27, 2011 - 08:44
Director Richard Parry had exclusive access to the Dale Farm travellers as they are evicted. This will be an unusual observational documentary-style film for the top slot on BBC1. Don't miss it. Richard also directed Shooting Robert King, the documentary on the photojournalist working in areas of conflict that some students have seen.
