How to report on a war
Three seasoned correspondents on the challenges of covering prolonged conflicts
Three seasoned correspondents discuss the challenges of covering prolonged conflicts, in particular, the issue of 鈥渘ews fatigue鈥�.
Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, international editor Jeremy Bowen and the 大象传媒鈥檚 Quentin Sommerville talk about their experience of reporting in places like Bosnia, Afghanistan, and now, Ukraine - and how to keep you, the audience, interested and engaged鈥�
They also discuss President Zelensky鈥檚 visit to the UN and the US and the latest developments in Ukraine鈥檚 counter-offensive.
Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Alix Pickles and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The series producers are Tim Walklate and Daniel Wittenberg. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast鈥檚 Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
TOPICS:
00:05 - "News fatigue" and Ukraine
02:51 - How to cover a war
17:50 - Listener questions
18:53 - Zelensky's US visit and UNGA
23:34 - Counter-offensive update
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