War on words
Subtitle: who will protect journalists?
By: Joanne M. Lisosky and Jennifer Henrichsen ; foreword by Chris Cramer
Contributors: Henrichsen, Jennifer
Publisher: Prager; Praeger
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780313385575; 9780313385582
Subjects: Violence against; Journalists; Press and politics; War correspondents; Crimes against; Freedom of the press
Description: "This unprecedented book provides a comprehensive examination of the issue of protecting journalists in conflict situations from both a practical and humanitarian law perspective."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Risks and rewards : reporting from armed and non-armed conflict situations; title: Measures of civility : legal protections developed for journalists reporting from danger zones; title: From "name and shame" to media literacy : non-state strategies and tactics to protect journalists; title: Don't shoot the messenger : journalists who risk everything to tell stories of conflict; title: Are we doing enough? what stakeholders suggest should be done to protect journalists and media workers.