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Finbarr O’ Reilly – Frontline Club http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com Championing Independent Journalism Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:58:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 FULLY BOOKED-UK Premiere – Under Fire: Journalists in Combat http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/london_premiere_under_fire_journalists_in_combat-2/ http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/london_premiere_under_fire_journalists_in_combat-2/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/london_premiere_under_fire_journalists_in_combat-2/

A unique exploration of the psychological and emotional toll of covering wars and the risks journalists take in order to cover them.

Shortlisted for the Academy Award nomination for best documentary, Under Fire: Journalists in Combat is co-produced by Dr. Anthony Feinstein, who works as a psychiatrist for CNN, CBS, BBC, Reuters and other international news outfits.

The documentary features the experiences and insights of award winning journalists such as Chris Hedges, Jeremy B Owen, Christina Lamb, Paul Watson, Ian Stuart, Finbarr O’ Reilly, Jon Steele and many more. Among those interviewed are prominent war journalists from the New York Times; BBC, Times of London and many others.

Directed by: Martyn Burke

Year: 2011

Duration: 89′

**The London Premiere of Under Fire: Journalists in Combat is part of a series of events, screenings and workshops examining the challenges to safety faced by journalists around the world.**

]]> http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/london_premiere_under_fire_journalists_in_combat-2/feed/ 0 Finbarr O’ Reilly discusses Congo LIVE http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/finbarr_o_reilly_discusses_congo_live/ http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/finbarr_o_reilly_discusses_congo_live/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:08:01 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/?p=2520

Reuters snapper Finbarr O’ Reilly will be discussing his experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo and what first took him to Africa live online today, Wednesday, Jan. 14. Finbarr will use the excellent mobile phone video broadcast tool Qik to broadcast live at 17.00 GMT / 1200 ET. You can follow Finbarr on Twitter and ask him a question. Click the image above to go direct to the broadcast channel or follow the talk on the Reuters blog,

Amid the chaos of fighting, people fleeing their homes and the demand for quick news pictures, I tried to slow things down by taking intimate portraits.

By shooting with a very low depth of field, I hoped to extract my subjects from their surroundings and portray them as individuals with names and stories that matter.

More than five million people have died, most from lack of access to food or basic health, during a decade of fighting in Congo. This makes Congo ‘s enduring conflict the deadliest since World War Two. link

You can see the first part of the chat in the video above. The chat continues in the video below – after the connection has been cut.

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