[Commlist] Conflict Reporting in the 21st Century Conference

    Conflict Reporting in the 21st Century

In partnership with Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) and the Frontline 
Club, this unique event brings together leading conflict reporters, 
academics, photojournalists, film makers and investigators to discuss 
the main challenges and issues facing contemporary conflict reporting. 
The conference is taking place on 8th February 2020 at Birkbeck's Clore 
Management Centre in Torrington Square, WC1E 7JL.

Sessions will examine topics such as 'Civilians in modern war', 
'Freelancing and conflict reporting' and 'Investigating war'. Speakers 
include Professor Tim Markham, Janine Di Giovanni, Lindsey 
Hilsum, Ramita Navai and Chris Woods.  Break-out sessions in weapons 
identification, how to prepare for conflict reporting and basic first 
aid will be run.

Tickets are free but early registration advised – please reserve here 
<http://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_event_view?id=10488>


      Speakers

*Prof Tim Markham*

Tim is a media sociologist with interests cutting across journalism, 
politics and philosophy. He has authored a number of books including The 
Politics of War Reporting: Authority, Authenticity and Morality (2012, 
Manchester University Press). He directs the BA Journalism and Media at 
Birkbeck as well as graduate studies within the Department of Film, 
Media and Cultural Studies.

Visit their web site 
<http://www.bbk.ac.uk/culture/staff/teaching-staff/tim-markham>

*Chris Woods*

Chris Woods is the founder and Director of Airwars, where he leads on 
research, investigations and military advocacy. A conflict specialist, 
he worked for the BBC’s Newsnight and Panorama as a senior producer for 
many years. Chris also set up and ran the Bureau of Investigative 
Journalism’s award-winning Drones Project. His book, Sudden Justice, 
charts the history of armed drone use in Iraq and elsewhere since 9/11.

Visit their web site <https://airwars.org/about/team/>

*Giles Duley*

Giles Duley, Hon FRPS, worked as a successful fashion and music 
photographer for ten years. However, having become disillusioned with 
celebrity culture, he decided to abandon photography and left London to 
begin work as a full-time carer. It was in this role that he 
rediscovered his craft and its power to tell the stories of those 
without a voice. In 2000, he returned to photography, personally funding 
trips to document the work of NGOs and the stories of those affected by 
conflict across the world. In 2011, Duley lost both legs and his left 
arm after stepping on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in 
Afghanistan whilst photographing those caught up in the conflict. He was 
told he would never walk again and that his career was over. However, 
characteristically stubborn, Duley told his doctors “I’m still a 
photographer”, and returned to work in Afghanistan less than 18 months 
later. Duley has since documented stories in Lebanon, Bangladesh, 
Colombia, Iraq and Jordan amongst others. His work has since been 
featured in numerous papers and magazines, and he has talked about his 
experiences on television, radio and at several international and 
national events. His TEDx talk was voted one of the top ten TED talks of 
2012. Duley is a Trustee for the Italian NGO Emergency and ambassador 
for Sir Bobby Charlton’s landmine charity Find A Better Way. In 2013, he 
won the May Chidiac Award for Bravery in Journalism and the AIB Founders 
Award for Outstanding Achievement, and was made an Honorary Fellow of 
the Royal Photographic Society.

Visit their web site <http://legacyofwar.com/>

*Janine Di Giovanni*

Janine di Giovanni is an award winning author and journalist, a foreign 
policy analyst and a Professor of Practice at Yale. For many years she 
was a front-line war reporter, working in the most violent countries on 
earth.

Visit their web site <https://www.janinedigiovanni.com/>

*Lindsey Hilsum*

Lindsey Hilsum’s is Channel 4 News International Editor, and has covered 
many of the conflicts of recent years including in Syria, Ukraine and 
the Arab Spring. She was in Baghdad for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, 
and in Belgrade for the 1999 NATO bombing. In 1994, she was the only 
English-speaking correspondent in Rwanda when the genocide began.

Visit their web site <https://www.channel4.com/news/by/lindsey-hilsum>

*Ramita Navai*

Ramita Navai is an award-winning British-Iranian journalist, documentary 
producer and author. She has reported from over forty countries and has 
a reputation for investigations and work in hostile environments. She 
was the Tehran correspondent for The Times from 2003 - 2006, with five 
front page stories. From 2006 - 20012 she was a reporter on Channel 4's 
Unreported World, making twenty documentaries from countries including 
Afghanistan, El Salvador, Honduras, Egypt, Burundi, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, 
India and China. In 2012 she won an Emmy award for her PBS Frontline 
documentary Syria Undercover.

Visit their web site <http://www.ramitanavai.com/bio>


      Contact Details

*Contact*: Iain Overton
*Email*: (i.mchardyoverton /at/ bbk.ac.uk) <mailto:(i.mchardyoverton /at/ bbk.ac.uk)>

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