"This Field Guide summarises the legal protection and responsibilities of media professionals operating in armed conflicts. It focuses on international humanitarian law (IHL) – also known as the ‘law of armed conflict’ – and sets out some aspects of international and UK criminal law. It is important for media professionals reporting from armed conflict to be familiar with the rules of IHL. The Field Guide is a summary version of a Handbook for media professionals on IHL also produced by the British Red Cross, and can be read in conjunction with it. The Handbook contains a more detailed discussion of the legal provisions set out in the Field Guide, using a similar structure." (Introduction, page 1)