Reporting from the Danger Zone

This well-written, innovative and nuanced book dissects the vital but increasingly perilous roles played by journalists in danger zones. Through compelling narratives of horrifying violence witnessed, evaded or experienced, and analyses of how these conditions jeopardize professional and independent journalistic observation, Armoudian illuminates the difficulties in disseminating news despite omnipresent communication technology. Framed by deep scholarship, enlivened by sensitive interviews with journalists who have seen too much, this book merits urgent and wide attention from scholars, practitioners and those interested in understanding threats to human rights and democracy throughout the world. -Robert M. Entman, George Washington University During a time when foreign correspondents' work is often taken for granted, or even disparaged, Maria Armoudian sets the record straight. She describes the difficulties and dangers of gathering news in the world's trouble spots, and her message deserves rapt attention from news consumers and students of journalism. -Philip Seib, University of Southern California Armoudian's richly detailed accounts of reporting from conflict zones explain what motivates journalists to put their lives on the line, and how they live and work with danger. This look inside the danger zone shows how reporters handle the physical challenges, the ethical dilemmas, and the trauma of the events they cover. This book is a testament to why journalism matters. -Lance Bennett, University of Washington Danger Zone is an extremely important new book that deserves a wide readership among journalists, educators and members of the public who want to understand the conditions under which so much news is reported. -Philip Cass, Pacific Journalism Review