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Maximum fear for maximum profit: the Afghan security game
Of the thousands of expatriates living and working in Kabul, journalists are among the lucky few to enjoy freedom of movement as the security industry tightens control and boosts profits by exaggerating the prevailing threat.Private security firms earning billions of dollars in Afghanistan appear to be taking advantage of the...more
Live tonight - Gillian Tett on the credit crisis
We'll be discussing the credit crisis, financial journalism and scaremongering with Financial Times Assistant editor and journalist of the year Gillian Tett at the Frontline Club tonight. Gillian will be in discussion with BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders. We start at 7.30pm GMT and as usual we'll be streaming the...more
Live tonight: MPs expenses - a triumph for journalism?
Tonight we'll be discussing the ongoing MP Expenses scandal in the UK and whether or not the story was a triumph of journalism or the chequebook. Roy Greenslade chairs the discussion tonight 8 June and we start at 7:30pm GMT. As usual, if you can't make it to the Club...more
Frontline Broadsheet is coming
The quarterly Frontline Broadsheet is coming. It's high quality. It's printed - and yes I do mean on paper, we're doing this the old fashioned way - and it's subscription only. To find out more send an email to broadsheet@frontlineclub.com with the word BROADSHEET in the subject header. For blog...more
Peter Beaumont's secret life of war
Peter Beaumont, Observer journalist who has reported from war zones for twenty years, talks about his experiences on the Guardian website with Tracy McVeigh today. The newspaper runs an excerpt from his latest book, The Secret Life Of War today. Peter will be at the Frontline Club on May 12...more
Doing journalism in Sri Lanka
They live in fear. A dozen have been assassinated. Such is the fate of journalists trying to cover the war in the north of Sri Lanka. linkA report from CBC about journalists working in Sri Lanka. The sub-7 minute feature takes us inside the offices of The Sunday Leader, the...more
Live tonight - Is it too late for the local papers?
Live Video streaming by Ustream We'll be discussing the fate of the regional press at the Frontline Club tonight. Taking part will be Roy Greenslade, Commentator and Columnist, Jon Slattery, Freelance journalist, William Yarker, Director in Deloitte's Media Consulting Practice and others. We get started at 7pm GMT /11am...more
Live tonight: Stephen Grey on investigative journalism in Helmand
<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=480be8a296" >Stephen Grey on investigative journalism in Helmand</a> Stephen Grey will be at the Frontline Club tonight to discuss his investigative journalism work in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As usual, if you can't make it to the club in person, we'll be streaming the event live on the Frontline...more
Live tonight - Is the press accountable enough?
Online video chat by Ustream Tonight we discuss press standards, self-regulation and public trust as we ask the question: Is the press accountable enough? We start at 7:45pm GMT/11.45am PST and if you can't make it to the club in person we'll be streaming it live above, on the...more
Fixing the foreign correspondent web
How does the Internet affect the work of a foreign correspondent? That's the question Andrew Stroehlein, a journalist and Communications Director for the International Crisis Group, discusses on the Reuters AlertNet blog. Andrew draws together a lot of current thinking and makes the point that it's often impractical for...more
