On The Frontlines:
Journalists Traumatized, Journalists Targeted
Also see: Resources for journalists covering the War on Terrorism.
Empathy From A Battered Journalist
Veteran correspondent Robert Fisk, beaten by a mob near the
Afghan-Pakistan border, says, "If I were the Afghan refugees of Kila Abdullah ... I
would have done just the same to Robert Fisk."From Media Workers Against War, December 10
Counseling Journalists
How the Dart Center tries to help journalists traumatized by the World Trade Center attacks. From MediaChannel, December 4
Plus: An interview with Chris Cramer, president of CNN International and honorary chair of Newscoverage Unlimited at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.
A Tourist In A Deadly Land
Hustled into convoys full of expensive equipment, foreign journalists look for war stories despite risks from bombs, battles and potential thieves and killers. Ted Rall reports from the front. From The Village Voice, November 28
War Without Rules
There's a reason it's so risky: Western journalists in Afghanistan can trust neither their instincts in this anarchic war nor their Northern Alliance hosts, says this report from Pakistan News Service. From Globalvision News Network, November 27
The Poison At Ground Zero
Media workers who were based in the World Trade Center or who spent time
there covering the attacks face unknown health risks from the toxins created
by the destruction. From The Newspaper Guild, November 16
The War On Journalists
In the old days, correspondents were thought to be neutral observers, and enemy
soldiers seldom deliberately fired on them. But with seven correspondents killed last
week in Afghanistan, that has changed. Phillip Knightley considers why. From Guardian Unlimited, November 26
The Bombing Of Al-Jazeera
Bombing radio and TV stations is a war crime. But the United States seems to keep doing it, reports Laura Flanders. From WorkingForChange.com (Working Assets), November 14
Plus:
Was Al-Jazeera a target?
War Reporters, Murdered
Four foreign journalists were murdered in Afghanistan just a week after the death of three other war correspondents; witnesses report the brutal story. From Reporters without Borders, November 20
Plus: David Ben-Aryeah sees this as proof of the need for UN peacekeeping forces as he bids farewell to his colleagues.
