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Twentieth Annual Darwin College Lecture Series 2005

CONFLICT

Lecture 6   :   25 February

REPORTING CONFLICT

Kate Adie

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Abstract

The television coverage of war and conflict is a major source of information for many of us yet is subject to a variety of pressures and constraints. The attention span of the audience, the commercialisation of television, the wishes and even censorship of the military, the safety of the reporter, the role of women in conflict and the language used are some of the examples described in the lecture. And both television reporting and the television audience are now changing radically.

The lectures are given at 5.30 p.m. in The Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, with an adjacent overflow theatre with live TV coverage. Each lecture is typically attended by 600 people so you must arrive early to ensure a place.