News: June 2006 Archives
In-depth Charger
Serious, in-depth journalism may be unwell but it is still alive in Britain despite an almost complete lack of institutional support in television, and limited resources in print and radio. The definitions are many - but most would agree that......more
Frontline: The True Story of the British Mavericks who Changed the Face of War Reporting
This book is the history of a moment in television news, which was brief enough, yet so bright that it will stay in the minds of everyone who experienced it, like staring into a torch-beam on a dark night. Frontline......more
Inside Out - May 06
Those of you who have climbed the final flight of stairs to our Frontline Forum will have seen three photographs of journalists on display. It's an undeclared wall of honour recognising three outstanding journalists among the terrible toll that Richard......more
War and Peace
Peace Journalism is at best meaningless, and at worst a uniquely unhelpful and misleading prescription for journalism in general, and broadcast journalism in particular. Growing out of their Reporting the World series, Jake Lynch and Annabel McGoldrick demand nothing less......more
A Tribute to Martin Adler
The death of Martin Adler was not a surprise. It was a terrible shock, but not, truthfully, a surprise. If a man, no matter how professional and experienced, travels as widely as Martin did to the war zones of our......more
Sony HVR - Z1U
Sony HVR - Z1U I bought the Sony Z1U camera in January 2006 and have used it fairly intensely in a professional capacity as a video journalist. I have worked as a video journalist for the past 12 years principally......more
Not so Great Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has to be the only country in the world where helping the aged is a clandestine activity. One March morning in Bulawayo I received a cryptic SMS announcing "washing up liquid will arrive at 10.30am". This was code for......more
Excerpts from Peace Journalism
Peace Journalism is when editors and reporters make choices - of what stories to report, and how to report them - which create opportunities for society at large to consider and to value non-violent responses to conflict.Peace Journalism: Uses the......more