Reporting War and Conflict
London; New York: Routledge (2019), xii, 218 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 180-208, index
Signature commbox: 10-Conflicts-E 2019
"The book provides an historical and theoretical context to risk culture and the work of war correspondents, paying particular attention to the changing nature of technology, organisational structures and the role of witnessing. The conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria are examined to highlight how risk and the calculations of risk vary according to the type of conflict. The focus is on the relationship between propaganda, censorship, the sourcing of information and the challenges of reporting war in the digital world. The authors then move on to discuss the arguments around risk in relation to gender and war reporting and the coverage of death on the battlefield." (Back cover)
Introduction, 1
1 Risk and war journalism, 12
2 Bearing witness: morality, risk and war reporting, 30
3 Organisational and occupational risks and war reporting, 56
4 Technology and risk management: telegraph, telex and Twitter, 75
5 Media on the battlefield: risk and embedding, 93
6 Asymmetrical wars: reporting post war Iraq, 112
7 Risk and reporting new forms of conflict, 128
8 Covering victims, casualties and death, 145
9 Gender, risk and war reporting, 162
1 Risk and war journalism, 12
2 Bearing witness: morality, risk and war reporting, 30
3 Organisational and occupational risks and war reporting, 56
4 Technology and risk management: telegraph, telex and Twitter, 75
5 Media on the battlefield: risk and embedding, 93
6 Asymmetrical wars: reporting post war Iraq, 112
7 Risk and reporting new forms of conflict, 128
8 Covering victims, casualties and death, 145
9 Gender, risk and war reporting, 162
