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.
Andrew Marr's My Trade, tracing the history of British journalism, is quite rightly required reading for all students at the CfJ. Today he kicks off a series for the revamped BBC web site by looking to the future. His conclusions may be of some reassurance to those wondering where their studies might lead them, or whether we're right to keep banging on about this notion of convergent journalism: "Just a few years ago, I was shaking my head and saying I thought I'd had the best of times for journalism, and wouldn't want my children to join the trade. No longer. I'd like to be 20 and starting out again right now."
