The kidnapping of journalists : reporting from high-risk conflict zones /

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 to such even...

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Main Authors: Picard, Robert G. (Author), Storm, Hannah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : [Oxford] : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd ; Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, 2016.
Series:RISJ challenges.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Journalists are vulnerable targets
  • Relations with governments during kidnappings
  • Organisational responses to kidnappings
  • Experiencing kidnappings
  • Coverage of journalist kidnappings
  • The roles of journalist safety organisations
  • Good practices for journalists and their employers
  • Appendix 1. Safety training and learning resources
  • Appendix 2. Crisis support organisations and resources for journalists and their families
  • Appendix 3. Selected providers of insurance and consultancy.