Frontlines of Journalism

In this bonus episode, the BBC’S International Editor Jeremy Bowen and Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring talk about their respective new podcasts: Frontlines of Journalism ...

4 Juli 202339min

When BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen questioned President Bashar al-Assad about the well-documented Syrian practice of dropping barrels full of explosives on areas held by rebels, he was confron...

9 Maj 202313min

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 stories he’s reported on, BBC International Editor Jer...

9 Maj 202315min

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 had to report, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bow...

9 Maj 202314min

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 and other journalists have had to report, BBC Inte...

9 Maj 202315min

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 be high for those trying to get past them.Revisitin...

9 Maj 202314min

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 reporting, the enormity of what was happening prompt...

9 Maj 202315min

For BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen, good reporting involves empathy. But the job of a foreign correspondent means being an outsider.Detachment was once considered a journalistic virtue, but doe...

9 Maj 202314min