Keane is stepping back from his role as the BBC’s Africa editor due to a long struggle with PTSD after years reporting from conflict zones.
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The American reporter killed in Syria was a complex figure, but her commitment to the truth was authentic and unwavering.
In Africa, biased media coverage is one of the reasons voters have little faith in credible elections.
After footage from America’s first ‘living room war’ shocked the public, the government would clamp down on media coverage of future military conflicts.
Alan Moorehead’s accounts of the second world war revealed his vital and gripping talent, but his peacetime novels were stilted and corny. A new biography delves into his life and language.
A memorial unveiled in Canberra this week honours the work of Australian war correspondents, but a new Pentagon “Law of War” manual identifies journalists in conflict zones as “spies and belligerents”.
In the years after a traumatic news event, we’re prone to confuse things we saw on TV with what we witnessed in person.
If you are a Russian journalist on a trip abroad, the first question you’re asked once your companion finds out about your profession is: “How come you’re still alive?” Then comes something about how all…
Even for a world accustomed to news reports of conflict and disaster, the past three months seem to be unprecedented for the frequency of horrific events. From the continuing tragedies in Syria, to the…
Anniversaries encourage reflection. Now, 100 years after the start of the Great War, anyone who follows current affairs or reads a newspaper is part of a cultural conversation, a widespread reassessment…
The anniversary of Armistice Day is chance to reflect on a shameful chapter in the history of journalism. Millions were killed and maimed during World War I, about a million from Britain and its empire…
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