Women on War
Reporting from the Front Line

TRT World’s special round table to be broadcast on International Women’s Day8 March 2017

Istanbul - 6th March 2017 - On 8 March 2017, International Women’s Day, TRT World will broadcast and showcase special coverage called: Women on War – Reporting from the Front Line.  

A 26-minute special round-table discussion hosted by Stavroula Logothettis, featuring TRT World’s Zeina Awad and Nicole Johnston, independent journalist and former Al Jazeera correspondent Sue Turton, CNN’s Arwa Damon and Shelly Kittleson from Al Monitor. There are also Q&A’s and one on one interviews with the 5 participants.

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Reporting from a war zone is hard for anyone but female correspondents on the front line face unique challenges. On International Women’s Day, TRT World brings you five veteran journalists with extensive experience in conflict zones, to share their stories behind the stories. How does gender impact their ability to gather news? How do TV networks treat women in the field? And what are the personal costs associated with covering war? All that and more…

The special coverage of Women on War – Reporting from the Front Line can be found at www.trtworld.com/womenonwar

“Women on War - Reporting from the Front Line”
Programme length: 26 minutes
Broadcast: March 8 at 15:30 GMT

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