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OverviewKilling the Messenger reveals the dangerous new face of war and journalism. Covering armed conflicts has always been dangerous business, but in the past, press heroes like Ernie Pyle and Edward R. Murrow faced only the danger of random bullets or bombs. Today's war correspondent is actually in the cross hairs, a target of combatants on all sides of conflicts. In their own words, correspondents describe the new dangers they face and attempt to explain why they are targeted. Killing the Messenger reveals the dangerous new face of war and journalism. Covering armed conflicts has always been dangerous business, but in the past, press heroes like Ernie Pyle and Edward R. Murrow faced only the danger of random bullets or bombs. Today's war correspondent is actually in the cross hairs, a target of combatants on all sides of conflicts. In this book, correspondents describe the new dangers they face, and attempt to explain why they are targeted. Is it simply that modern combatants are more brutal than in the past, or has journalism changed, making correspondents players, rather than observers, in modern warfare? Extended interviews with correspondents who have been abducted and tortured during Middle East conflicts shed chilling light on this new face of war. These journalists, who have paid dearly to bring first-hand images of war to the public, offer some surprising insights into the nature and motivation of their kidnappers, and the reasons why reporters are targeted. They display no self-pity and little inclination to blame anyone other than themselves. At the same time, they are candid in describing the violence within Iraq and without. Ways to reduce the risks for reporters are discussed, but these editors and correspondents suggest that, short of withdrawing into isolated and protected enclaves, they may be facing an indefinite escalation of violence against journalists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Herbert N. FoerstelPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9780275987862ISBN 10: 0275987868 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 30 March 2006 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Dangers of Reporting Conventional War Journalism and the New Face of War Personal Stories of Abduction, Torture, and Death Why do they hate us? Protecting Journalists at a Cost to Newsgathering Selected Bibliography IndexReviews<p> The job of war correspondent has always been a risky occupation. This book shows how the work has become far more dangerous in recent years. Foerstel demonstrates this fact with numerous accounts of abduction, death, and torture. He points out that in places like Afghanistan and Iraq there are no front lines, and reporters are always at risk. And there are other problems. Most reporters are strangers in strange lands and lack cultural knowledge and language skills. Thus, they must rely on local aides, which makes real first-hand reporting difficult and results in incomplete stories. In addition, reporters are often seen not as neutral observers but rather as part of the enemy. They may even be viewed as spies working for the CIA, a problem magnified by past efforts of the agency to use reporters as spies. A safer alternative might be to be embedded with US troops and abandon any real effort at firsthand news gathering. In all cases the quality, quantity, and veracity of news report [B]rings home the dangers facing today's war correspondents. The book describes the new dangers they face, and attempts to explain why correspondents are targeted. -Easton's Public Library eNewsletter Author InformationHerbert N. Foerstel is the former Head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland, board member of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and editor of Maryland Library Association's newspaper. He is the author of many books on free press issues, including Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 2004), Banned in the U.S.A.: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries (Greenwood Press, 2002), From Watergate to Monicagate: Ten Controversies in Modern Journalism and Media (Greenwood Press, 2001), Freedom of Information and the Right to Know (Greenwood Press, 1999), Banned in the Media: A Reference Guide to Censorship in the Press, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and the Internet (Greenwood Press, 1998), Free Expression and Censorship in America: An Encyclopedia (Greenwood Press, 1997), and Surveillance in the Stacks: The FBI's Library Awareness Program (Greenwood Press, 1991). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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