Frontlines of Conspiracyland
In this bonus episode, the BBC’S International Editor Jeremy Bowen and Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring talk about their ...
Frontlines of Journalism
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Reflecting on some of the most difficult stories he's reported on, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen look at the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth.
10. The Big Lie
When BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen questioned President Bashar al-Assad about the well-documented Syrian practice of dropping barrels full of ...
9. Who’s in control?
The same story can look very different depending on how it’s written and where you get it. Who's in control?Revisiting some of the most difficult stor...
8. Details
Reporting a story requires detail. But how much is enough? Or too much? Revisiting some of the most difficult stories he and other journalists have ha...
7. Open the door and you’re doomed
Journalists couldn’t get to the truth with people. Some make stories possible. Others do all they can to stop them. Revisiting difficult stories he an...
6. Getting there
Getting to the truth starts with getting to the story. Often that’s easier than said than done.Many people want to control access and the stakes can b...
5. The why is as important as the what
In early March 2022, days after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen was in Kyiv.Back in the hotel after a day of re...
4. Rules and habits
For BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen, good reporting involves empathy. But the job of a foreign correspondent means being an outsider.Detachment ...
3. All for nothing
Journalism can mean pushing your way into peoples’ lives at their worst moments. Without a good a reason, it’s tourism. Or war porn. People disagree o...
2. Not in your shoes
What happens when the world is divided about the rights and wrongs of a conflict, and a story generates a lot of heat?Nothing does that more than the ...