TRT World - Women on War

TRT World's special round table to be broadcast on International Women's Day

8 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.

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https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/8055751-trt-world-women-on-war/

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 five participants.

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 http://www.trtworld.com/womenonwar

"Women on War - Reporting from the Front Line" 

Programme length: 26 minutes

Broadcast: March 8 at 15:30 GMT

About TRT World 

TRT World is a platform of news outlets that inspires change within the world through its diverse reporting.

It is headquartered in and broadcasting from the crossroads of East and West- Istanbul, Turkey. In addition, it has three more broadcast centers located in London, Washington DC and Singapore and an extensive global bureau network covering major regions and hot spots.

Strategically designed to maximize its global reach, it is broadly available in all major English-speaking territories and can be accessed via traditional media, including free-to-air, cable and satellite, and other digital platforms, including mobiles, desktops and social media. A distinctive voice to the global news landscape, this is TRT World.

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Video: 
     https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/8055751-trt-world-women-on-war/

SOURCE TRT World