The Forum - Journalism, insight and debate at the Frontline Club
Pakistan under the spotlight: Is the money getting to where it needs to go?
Pakistan is still reeling from the devastating floods that have seen one fifth of the country become submerged. More than $800 million has been pledged through international donations. But allegations abound that some of the money pledged is not reaching...
The Resonance and Peculiarity of Vietnam
By Benedict Nagle-Taylor Photograph: Chris King An opening clip from Michael Nicholson's ITV series, Back to the Front was shown to set the scene for the evening and was followed by our panellists recalling their experiences of Vietnam, from their...
First Wednesday: Why Pakistan matters
This Wednesday we turn our attention again to the crisis unfolding in Pakistan. With more than 14 million people displaced by relentless floods and disease spreading through the country, our First Wednesday event for September with chair Paddy O'Connell will...
Reporting Vietnam: 'We don't only work for the news, we work for the memory'
By Gouri SharmaThe only victory for the media during the Vietnam War was that the public decided it never wanted to see those images and stories again. That was a central theme at a Frontline event on Friday to mark...
Gideon Levy in conversation with Jon Snow: why the media's role in the occupation of Palestine matters
With a protracted, complex and bloody conflict between Israel and Islamic forces in Palestine, the need for independent journalism has never been greater. Isreali journalist Gideon Levy says that when he started writing, "There [was] no one there to tell...
Iraq revisited: What next for the Forgotten War?
Picture: Chris King By Sara Williams As the last full US combat brigade rumbled out of Iraq, what comes next for the region and its people, and what is the legacy of this long and divisive conflict? A Frontline Club...
The small acts of mischief that could change the world
Challenging the pessimistic view that "nothing can ever change" was partly the purpose of last night's event looking at small acts of resistance around the world that have gone on to have greater impact. If you couldn't make it to...
How Wikileaks is changing journalism
Tensions were revealed in the relationship between some of the news organisations that collaborated with the whistleblowing organisation Wikileaks in publishing the Afghan War Diary when its founder Julian Assange spoke at a Frontline Club event last night. Speaking via...
The Forum - Journalism, insight and debate at the Frontline Club
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