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The Media Show: How do you report from a repressive regime?

16/10/2019

How do you report from a repressive regime?

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The challenges of reporting stories from the frontline and the black hole left by Fortnite

Are reporters taking more risks to tell their stories, or are the conflicts they cover inherently more dangerous?

China and Russia are featuring prominently in the two biggest international news stories at the moment in Hong Kong and Syria. We have two top journalists just back from these places to talk about reporting from inside repressive regimes
And, it’s being called the biggest media event of the year so far - it's created a black hole of information and no one is quite sure what will happen next.  No not Brexit  - but Fortnite - the massively popular game had its end of season finale on Saturday. 

Presenter: Andrea Catherwood
Producer: Maire Devine
Editor: Eleanor Garland

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