Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Centre for Korean-American Peace threatens nuclear war

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Tania Branigan emailed this gem from Beijing to the Guardian about
North Korea’s attack on South Korea. Note the place where the guy works 😉

“We repeatedly warned South Korea to stop its dangerous war games. If the South continues its dangerous behaviour, Seoul will be the next target. It will be a sea of fire. Nuclear war could start at any point,” said Kim Myong-chol, executive director of the Centre for Korean-American Peace. He said it was fair to describe him as speaking on behalf of the North’s government.

Courtesy of David Curran.

Reporting War: Exploring the way forward
– final programme now online

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Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward will be held on Friday July 2, 2010 from 09:00am to 5:30pm at The Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB, England.

The speakers at the Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward symposium include reseachers from the universities of Nottingham, Liverpool, Westminster, Cardiff, West of England, De Montfort, Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Fluminense Federal (Brazil). See conference website for final programme and schedule.

Organised by the Centre for Journalism and Communication Research, this one-day symposium will bring together academics, researchers, journalists and bloggers to debate on improving conflict reportage.

  • What can the analysis of the reporting of past conflicts tell us about future ones?
  • What role should ‘peace journalism’ have in the future media landscape?
  • In what ways does the training of journalists need to change?
  • How are citizen journalists challenging traditional practices of war reporting?

The event is free and open to all interested parties.

War journalists have a right to safety – David Schlesinger

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    War journalists have a right to safety – David Schlesinger

    David Schlesinger, editor in chief of Reuters:

    "When Wikileaks published the harrowing video of the deaths in Iraq of my colleagues Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his assistant and driver Saeed Chmagh, 40, the world finally had the transparency it should have had about this tragedy.

    It was impossible for me to watch and not feel outrage and great sorrow – but this is not about trying to tell anyone else what to feel. This is about trying to find out exactly what happened and how to ensure it doesn't happen again.

    What I want from the Pentagon – and from all militaries – is simple: acknowledgment, transparency, accountability."

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