Thursday, 15 February 2007

Books: Frontline by David Loyn

I'm currently reading Frontline, which is the true story of the British mavericks who changed the face of war reporting. So far, it's mostly on how a handful of British eccentric public school graduates (is that tautological?) decided to report on the conflict in Afghanistan, bending all rules and conventions.

A fascinating read, not well written by any means...a bit anecdotal but a must for anyone interested in war reporting and conflict photojournalism.

It's found in hardback here in the US, but was available in paperback in the UK.

NAKBA : Day Of Rememberance

  Nakba, meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-I...