Kidnapping of Journalists
Subtitle: Reporting from High-Risk Conflict Zones
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; I.B.Tauris
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781784535896
Subjects: War correspondents; Kidnapping; Journalism; War, press coverage
Description: 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 events, and how kidnapping and ransom insurers, victim recovery firms, journalists' families, and governments influence the actions of news enterprises.