The terrible deaths of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik have drawn journalists’s attention again to questions of safety. What kind of risks should journalists take in order to cover a story and what responsibility do media vessels who use the services of freelancers hold towards their safety? Syria’s uprising is one of the most fascinating …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 20 2012
Independent News – Not Journalism for Free
On the morning of the 29th April 2011, the day of the media extravaganza that was the royal wedding of William and Kate I had a bit of a rude awakening. A cheerful producer from Israeli Army Radio called at 5am to inform me the morning news program would like me to speak to their …
Feb 13 2012
World Journalism from a Sofa in Hammersmith, London
Today we’ve filmed the second GRN Chat. After January’s talk with Portia Walker, about her coverage of the Arab Spring and her experience of journalism as a woman and as a young person, this time we hosted at GRN’s headquarters in Hammersmith one of our veteran correspondents, Charles Aniagolu. Charles was born in Scotland to …
Feb 06 2012
How to go LIVE
One of the major breakthroughs in the way GRN has been operating over the last two years has been the introduction of ‘online invisions’, namely, correspondents performing live on-camera broadcasts on webcam via Skype, Google Chat or other live-chat programmes. The financial advantage to our clients was evident immediately: it enables them to have a …
Feb 02 2012
Portia Walker on The Arab Spring, Current Journalism and Women – GRN Chat
Our series of GRN chats was launched this week, when we had an enjoyable and interesting conversation with Portia Walker at GRN headquarters in Hammersmith. Portia covered Yemen and Libya during the Arab Spring. On reflection she talks about the Middle East, journalism and women in war zones.We intend to try and have one monthly …
World News
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- Ramadan holiday from A-to-Z for expats in Turkey - Daily Sabah June 24, 2017Daily SabahRamadan holiday from A-to-Z for expats in TurkeyDaily SabahA little girl kissing the hand of her grandmother which is a custom during the religious holidays in Turkey. The three-day Ramadan holiday, Eid al-Fitr, is upon us and in Turkey it is celebrated as 'Şeker Bayramı,' not only one of the most important ...Eid: How […]
- Bomber blows himself up as Saudis foil terror plot in Mecca - The Boston Globe June 24, 2017The Boston GlobeBomber blows himself up as Saudis foil terror plot in MeccaThe Boston GlobeRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Mecca as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam just as the fasting month of Ramadan ends, Saudi security forces said Saturday. […]
- 15 bodies found after landslide buries scores in China - Daily Mail June 24, 2017Daily Mail15 bodies found after landslide buries scores in ChinaDaily MailBEIJING (AP) - Crews searching through the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China on Saturday found 15 bodies, but about 100 more people remained missing. Xinhua, the official news ...China Landslide: At Least […]
- Macron presses ahead with charm offensive despite expanding sleaze scandal - Telegraph.co.uk June 24, 2017Telegraph.co.ukMacron presses ahead with charm offensive despite expanding sleaze scandalTelegraph.co.ukEmmanuel Macron projected a dynamic new image of France and wooed European leaders with a charm offensive that made him the uncontested star of his first EU summit this week. But while the recently elected president smiled and displayed his close ...In jab at Trump, Schwarzenegger and […]
- Iraq forces help hundreds of civilians escape Isis-held Mosul as UN warns of 'unimaginable' risk to life - The Independent June 24, 2017The IndependentIraq forces help hundreds of civilians escape Isis-held Mosul as UN warns of 'unimaginable' risk to lifeThe IndependentIraqi forces have opened exit routes for hundreds of people to flee the Old City of Mosul with the United Nations voicing alarm at the rising civilian death toll and the “unimaginable” risks trapped residents face. Troops […]
- Palace probes abuses - The Standard June 24, 2017Palace probes abusesThe StandardMalacañang on Saturday announced plans to investigate allegations of abuse of the military and the police in light of President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law in Mindanao. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the President ...and more »
- French journalist dies of injuries after reporting on Isis war in Iraq - The Independent June 24, 2017The IndependentFrench journalist dies of injuries after reporting on Isis war in IraqThe IndependentA French journalist has died of her injuries after she was hit by a landmine blast in Mosul earlier this week, her employer France Télévisions has confirmed. Veronique Robert, 54, a Swiss national, died in a military hospital outside Paris where she […]
- The Latest: UK PM pledges help for hundreds of evacuated - Washington Post June 24, 2017Washington PostThe Latest: UK PM pledges help for hundreds of evacuatedWashington PostLONDON — The Latest on response to deadly tower-block fire in London (all times local):. 2:55 p.m.. British Prime Minister Theresa May says the government is supporting local authorities in London to make sure residents evacuated from four public ...Grenfell Tower - London Evening […]
- Qatar blockade exposes rifts in Trump administration's 'peculiar' foreign policy - The Guardian June 24, 2017The GuardianQatar blockade exposes rifts in Trump administration's 'peculiar' foreign policyThe GuardianUS secretary of state Rex Tillerson meets with then-Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef in May. Tillerson has warned the Gulf states to make their demands of Qatar 'reasonable and actionable'. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP. US foreign policy ...UAE threatens Qatar with 'divorce' as under-fire nation […]