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Episode: Behind the Headlines | Ukraine – changing how we bear witness to war
Description: Recorded April 11, 2022.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused immense human suffering, a refugee crisis, the renewed spectre of nuclear attack, and now, international outrage at evidence of war crimes.
How is an international media reporting on these horrific developments? This panel discussion assesses the role of traditional war correspondents, citizen journalists, and open-source information, to ask how the ‘news’ stands witness to the atrocities in Ukraine.
Paul Cunningham is the Political Correspondent (and former European Correspondent and Environmental Correspondent) for RTÉ News and Current Affairs. He has been reporting on the war in Ukraine, including live from the Medyka borde...