News & Conflict

News and Conflict is a course unique in the field of journalism – the first course to address the fact that reporters and photographers are increasingly being targeted by angry and aggressive people when trying to do their jobs, the media deadline is no longer defined, reporting and filing must occur within very demanding time frames.


Anger and aggression towards the media is of course not new. More often than not, people don’t like the media asking them questions and definitely don’t want their photograph taken. The widespread drug use in the community, ignorance about the limits of privacy legislation and cultural and ethnic tensions have increased the risk of threat, assault and psychological trauma.


With the release of this eBook, News and Conflict is now available to a wider audience of journalists, editorial staff, photographers, videographers, reporters, field support staff, Chiefs of Staff and assignment staff. Geographic location, staff availability and cost are no longer a barrier to good training. This new iteration of News and Conflict provides opportunities for learning in a busy newsroom or while undertaking tertiary journalism studies. The interactive book is a resource that can be referred to when in the field, managing the challenges of modern news gathering.


News and Conflict has already been adopted by many news media agencies. This resource is an element of their blended learning strategy.