Conflict Reporting

News

The pioneers rebuilding Syria’s fragile news ecosystem: “The media needs to break these walls between people”

With the country in transition, two Syrian journalists discuss press freedom, funding challenges, news influencers and the media's role in this time

This Nigerian journalist has covered the Wagner Group in Africa for years. Here’s what he’s learnt

“Covering Wagner is dangerous. You should build contacts everywhere and have a strong sense of mind,” says award-winning reporter Philip Obaji Jr.

"Climate change is a really good laboratory for tackling so many of the problems we have in journalism"

Katherine Dunn of our Oxford Climate Journalism Network on addressing the similar challenges facing conflict and climate journalism

Dealing with the threat of war has become the “new normal” for these Middle East newsrooms

Newsroom editors from Lebanon's 'An-Nahar' and Israel's 'Haaretz' discuss staying on mission, caring for staff and being "always on standby" to cover the next round of violence

Palestinians struggle to connect and get news amid digital shutdowns in Gaza: “Without the internet everything stops”

Journalists and other Gaza residents describe the daily struggle to get news and information. Telegram and radio have become key sources.

This nonprofit is using virtual reality to train Ukrainian journalists to cover the war safely

“In a virtual situation, you can imagine the decisions you will make,” says Katerina Sergatskova, who set up the VR programme.

Research

How identity shapes local coverage of violent conflict

Haaretz's West Bank correspondent Hagar Shezaf details the unique pressures and ethical dilemmas facing reporters of violence on the homefront.

Access denied: insights on newsgathering in repressive regimes

How to report on repressive regimes when access on the ground is blocked by authorities: a case study from Iran.

Unseen shadows: The plight of journalists in Burkina Faso's conflict zones

Burkina Faso's journalists have been covering non-stop armed conflict since 2015, but 63% do not know what PTSD is.

Cómo prepararse para coberturas de alto riesgo

La periodista nicaragüense Malva Izquierdo reúne herramientas, recursos y consejos para ejercitar el periodismo en situaciones de alto riesgo.

How to prepare for emergency reporting assignments

Nicaraguan journalist Malva Izquierdo gathers together tools, resources and advice for high-risk journalism.

Events

Two years gone: Lessons from Ukraine coverage

Fear is just a word: journalistic challenges in Latin America

Will AR and VR change war reporting forever?

Afghanistan and me: a female perspective

Journalism in Kazakhstan

How to protect Afghanistan's media