If you missed the MRE 2010 Conference, here’s the video. Bob Woodward is at the 4-hour mark on the video. [Read more...]
Tips for covering the military and war
October 20, 2010 By
Videographer: Sarah Chaco
The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative
MRE President Kelly Kennedy, who covers health and medical issues for the Military Times papers and is also the author of the recently released book “They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq,” offers some logistical tips for covering the military and war.
Dateline Afghanistan: Reporting the Forgotten War
May 16, 2010 By
As the United States and its allies engage in a continuing battle to free Afghanistan of its ties to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, many journalists from around the world cover the ongoing conflict. Go inside the ranks of these brave men and women as they risk their lives to present the truth of what’s really going on today.
Veteran reporter and filmmaker Bill Gentile profiles noted journalists from The New York Times, the BBC, Time, and The Washington Post as well as others to reveal the daily personal and professional pressures they face. Learn how female reporters get the story despite the harsh restrictions placed on women in the country and how the U.S. military presence both aid and hinder journalists in their efforts to give fair and balanced coverage. Through stunning footage and first-hand accounts, audiences will get an up close look inside the media’s role to report the issues and conflicts behind America’s forgotten war.
Correspondent details dangers of reporting in Iraq
May 16, 2010 By
When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Richard Engel was a freelance reporter in Baghdad with no credentials and little support. Five years later, Engel is a veteran war correspondent. He has covered all facets of the conflict. Now Chief Foreign Correspondent for NBC News, he spoke to Voice of Ameirca’s Kane Farabaugh in Chicago about the challenges of covering news in a war zone.
‘Old Hacks’ in Vietnam April 29-30 2010
May 16, 2010 By
The reunion of veteran Vietnam War era reporters, 35 years after the end of the war. Scenes show reporters visiting the Cu Chi tunnels on April 29, 2010 and scenes of the group on a lunchtime Saigon River cruise on April 30.
The reporters who call themselves Vietnam “Old Hacks” were joined by a group of journalism students from the University of Hong Kong Journalism and Media Studies Center. Among veteran journalists seen in this video are Carl Robinson (group leader) Neal Ulevich, Tim Page, Simon Dring, Peter Arnett, MRE Vice President Don North, Don Kirk, Mike Morrow and Nick Ut. Among the students seen in this video are Phillippa Stewart from the UK, Deirdre Wang Morris from Canada, Zela Chin from the United States, Li Li from China, and Carmen Ng from Hong Kong.
