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The Kidnapping of Journalists: Reporting from High-Risk Conflict Zones
Robert G. Picard
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Description for The Kidnapping of Journalists: Reporting from High-Risk Conflict Zones
Paperback. Highlights the issues faced by news organisations following the kidnapping of journalists. Series: RISJ Challenges Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
The vulnerability of journalists to kidnappings was starkly illustrated by the killing of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by Islamic militants in 2014. Their murder underscored the risks taken by journalists and news organisations trying to cover developments in dangerous regions of the world and has forced news enterprises to more clearly prepare for and confront issues of safety. This book explores the complex organisational issues surrounding the capture or kidnapping of journalists in areas of conflict and risk. It explores how journalists 'becoming news' is covered and the implications of that coverage, how news organisations prepare for and respond ... Read more
The vulnerability of journalists to kidnappings was starkly illustrated by the killing of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by Islamic militants in 2014. Their murder underscored the risks taken by journalists and news organisations trying to cover developments in dangerous regions of the world and has forced news enterprises to more clearly prepare for and confront issues of safety. This book explores the complex organisational issues surrounding the capture or kidnapping of journalists in areas of conflict and risk. It explores how journalists 'becoming news' is covered and the implications of that coverage, how news organisations prepare for and respond ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
RISJ Challenges Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784535896
SKU
V9781784535896
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99-5
About Robert G. Picard
Robert G. Picard is Director of Research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in the Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Oxford, a research fellow at Green Templeton College (Oxford) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.Hannah Storm is Director of the International News Safety Institute, which advises journalists on how to ... Read more
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