Announcement: UN visit
Please block out in your schedules Thursday, October 27 for our field trip to the United Nations for the noon press briefing. This will take the place of our evening class that day. We’ll arrive at 11:30 am to go through security. The press officer I spoke to is also working on arranging a meeting for us with Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General. TBD if that will work out with scheduling, but we should be done by 1 or 1:30 depending on whether Dujarric speaks with us.
I’ll need a definitive headcount for the field trip, so please email me to confirm whether you are coming, and let me know exactly how your name appears on your ID because I need to provide a list of names in advance and they will be checking your names at security.
Today’s Class: Documentary screening: Which Way is the Front Line From Here?
As you watch, answer the following questions briefly (50-100 words each) and put the answers into a blog post. We’ll discuss the film and your thoughts on it next week. (Since next class we’ll be looking at your rough drafts.)
Thinking back to our discussion on the ethics of foreign reporting, what do you think of Hetherington’s approach to his work?
What do you think of the types of stories he is drawn to in the film, and how he chooses to tell them?
What do you think of how he handled considerations of safety/security in the course of his reporting?
Any takeaways regarding the making of this film, and how the decision to tell this particular story fits within the larger history/context of international reporting?
Reminder: Rough drafts of your stories are due by class time on Thursday! We’ll workshop them together in class.