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The psychological health of contractors working in war zones
Journal of Traumatic Stress, volume 22, issue 2 (2009), pp. 102-105
"This study examines the psychological health of contractors working in war zones. Seventy-nine contractors completed an Internet-based psychiatric assessment. The sample was exclusively male with a mean age of 43 (SD = 7) years. The number of contractors whose scores exceeded the cutoff points for
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The protection of journalists in armed conflicts
German Yearbook of International Law, volume 51 (2008), pp. 289-320
"The first casualty of war is truth. Disinformation and tactical ruses of war have constituted essential components of warfare throughout history. Over time, influencing public opinion - and consequentially securing the prime position to exert such influence - has become ever more significant. In mo
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The international protection of journalists in armed conflict and other violent situations
Australian Journal of Human Rights, volume 14, issue 1 (2008), pp. 99-140
"Media reporting of armed conflict and other situations of heightened violence has become increasingly perilous, with large numbers of journalists and other media personnel killed or deliberately targeted because of their professional work, including by government forces and non-government actors. T
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Journalists, war crimes and international justice
Media, War & Conflict, volume 1, issue 3 (2008), pp. 261-269
"The examination of the ethical and moral issues surrounding the reporting of war crimes signals one of the outstanding problems facing journalism in the contemporary era. As the nature of war has changed, so has the nature of the journalism mandated to cover it, and the selection of war crimes tria
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Live News Africa: A Survival Guide for Journalists
Key Guides
Brussels; Dakar: International News Safety Institute (INSI); International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Africa Office (2007), 87 pp.
"Live News: A Survival Guide for Journalists, is carefully tailored to help journalists to prepare themselves mentally, physically and psychologically before engaging on an assignment that can be very dangerous. The guiding tips provided in the text help to prepare the journalists mentally before, h
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Killing the Messenger: Report of the Global Inquiry by the International News Safety Institute Into the Protection of Journalists
Deep Insights
Brussels: International News Safety Institute (INSI) (2007), 72 pp.
"One thousand journalists and support staff have died trying to report the news around the world in the past 10 years: an average of two a week. Only one in four news media staff died covering war and other armed conflicts. The great majority died in peacetime, working in their own countries. At lea
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Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction in Media Personnel Assigned to the Iraq War
Journalism Practice, volume 1, issue 3 (2007), pp. 356-371
"This paper investigates occupational stressors amongst media personnel assigned to work on covering the Iraq War via interviews with 54 journalists from the BBC and Reuters, who worked in Iraq between February and April 2003. A range of stressors were identified that could be categorized into three
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Journalists in War Zones: Crossing from the Newsroom into the Arena
De Jure, volume 40 (2007), pp. 379-384
"The very real danger in which conflict-journalists find themselves is well illustrated by the fact that during the recent conflict in Iraq proportionally more journalists were killed than members of the coalition forces (BalguyGallois March 2004 International Review of the Red Cross 37). The fact t
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Killing the Messenger: Journalists at Risk in Modern Warfare
Praeger (2006), xv, 161 pp.
"Killing the Messenger reveals the dangerous new face of war and journalism. Covering armed conflicts has always been dangerous business, but in the past, press heroes like Ernie Pyle and Edward R. Murrow faced only the danger of random bullets or bombs. Today’s war correspondent is actually in th
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Journalists under Fire: The Psychological Hazards of Covering War
Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press (2006), xiv, 195 pp.
"As journalists in Iraq and other hot spots around the world continue to face harrowing dangers and personal threats, neuropsychiatrist Anthony Feinstein offers a timely and important exploration into the psychological damage of those who, armed only with pen, tape recorder, or camera, bear witness
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Live news: Guide de survie à l’usage des journalistes
Key Guides
Brussels: Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ) (2005), 139 pp.
"La FIJ mène depuis de nombreuses années une campagne pour le renforcement de la sécurité et pour la défense des journalistes autochtones et des freelances, car ce sont eux qui sont exposés aux risques les plus importants et qui bénéficient du moins de protection. Les choses commencent à bo
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The Role of Women Journalists in Conflict Reporting in Sri Lanka
Media Asia, volume 32, issue 1 (2005), pp. 31-33
"There is a huge disparity seen in the representation of men and women in the coverage of the twenty-year-old civil war in Sri Lanka. Most of the media coverage had been facilitated by the military during the period of the conflict. These, however, were not regular and only afforded a one-sided view
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The Protection of Journalists in Armed Conflicts
"The problem of the protection of journalists is closely linked to that of freedom of information and was first considered as early as 1893/94. In 1927 a conference of press experts held in Geneva adopted various resolutions for their submission to member states. These resolutions addressed a range
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Dangerous assignment
American Journalism Review, volume 27, issue 6 (2005), pp. 44-51
"Iraq has proven to be a particularly hazardous posting for journalists. More media workers have been killed there than during the two-decades-long war in Vietnam. And 15 have died at the hands of American forces." (Introduction)
Embedded journalists in the Iraq war: Are they at greater psychological risk?
Journal of Traumatic Stress, volume 18, issue 2 (2005), pp. 129-132
"The current war in Iraq saw an alliance between the media and the military, a process called embedded journalism. The aim of this study was to explore whether this process affected the journalists' vulnerability to psychological distress. Eighty-five of 100 journalists approached agreed to particip
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The protection of journalists and news media personnel in armed conflict
International Review of the Red Cross, volume 86, issue 853 (2004), pp. 37-67
"The recent war in Iraq is a perfect illustration of the growing risks faced by journalists working in conflict zones. It is therefore important to call renewed attention to the fact that attacks against journalists and media equipment are illegal under international humanitarian law, which protects
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Media at War: The Iraq Crisis
London: Sage (2004), 188 pp.
"International media coverage of the war in Iraq provoked public scrutiny as well debate amongst journalists themselves. Media at War offers a critical overview of the coverage in the context of other preceding wars, including the first Gulf War, and opens up the debate on the key questions that eme
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Live News: A Survival Guide for Journalists
Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2003), 135 pp.
"The IFJ has campaigned for many years for greater safety and for a focus on the in-country journalists and freelances who are at greatest risk and who have the least protection. With the creation of the International News Safety Institute (see pages 103-105), that is beginning to happen. This book
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On Assignment: A Guide to Reporting in Dangerous Situations
New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2003), 65 pp.
"Aimed at reporters in conflict zones and hostile areas, this report provides an overview of security issues and includes information on training courses, protective equipment, and insurance policies. It also offer useful tips on assessing, minimizing and managing risk. This guide should be read not
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