Meeting

War Reporting—Experiences From the Front Lines

Monday, February 4, 2019
BENOIT TESSIER/Reuters
Speakers
Anne E. Barnard

Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (2018–2019); Former Beirut Bureau Chief, New York Times; @ABarnardNYT

Ned Parker

Enterprise Reporter, Thomson Reuters; Former Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (2011–2012)

Presider
Marcia Biggs

Special Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

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Three of CFR’s Edward R. Murrow Press Fellows and veteran foreign correspondents discuss their experiences reporting from the front lines, including the dangers of working in conflict zones and the importance of investigative journalism.

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