When Reporters Cross the Line

Stuart Purvis & Jeff Hulbert

ISBN 10: 1849545839 / ISBN 13: 9781849545839

Published by Biteback Books, London, 2013

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WHEN REPORTERS CROSS THE LINE The Heroes, The Villains, The Hackers and the Spies. Stuart Purvis & Jeff Hulbert. Biteback Books, London. 2013 First edition ISBN 9781849545839. 286pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in mint unread condition in a mint unclipped dustwrapper. When Reporters Cross the Line tells the true story of moments when the worlds of media, propaganda, politics, espionage and crime collide, casting journalism into controversy. Its pages feature some of the best-known names in British broadcasting, including John Simpson, Lindsey Hilsum and Charles Wheeler. There are men and women who went beyond recognised journalistic conventions. Some disregarded the code of their craft in the name of public interest; some crossed the line in ways that had truly shocking consequences. Many of the details have been kept as closely guarded secrets - until now. This unique account of modern reporting examines the lengths to which journalists on the front line are prepared to go to get a story or to espouse a cause. Journalistic heroes and villains abound, but certain of those heroes were flawed, and some of the villains were surprisingly principled. In the heat of war and political conflict, boundaries are ignored and ethics forgotten - and not just by opposing armies. In this extraordinary book, Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert offer unparalleled access to the minds of reporters and to the often disturbing decisions they make when faced with extreme situations. In doing so, it hammers home some unpalatable truths, posing the fundamental question: where do you draw the line? Ref Z6.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Reporters Cross the Line
• Publisher: Biteback Books, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849545839
• ISBN 13: 9781849545839
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Mint
• Dust Jacket Condition: Mint

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Synopsis

The phone-hacking scandal has brought journalism into disrepute, closed a bestselling newspaper and led to the imprisonment of senior media executives. This account of modern reporting examines just how far journalists will go in order to get a story in the heat of war or political conflict. Featuring some of the best-known names in British broadcasting, including John Simpson, Lindsey Hilsum and Charles Wheeler, it interrogates the ethics of the trade, and poses the question: 'When do you cross the line?'

About the Author

Stewart Purvis began his career as one of the BBC's first news trainees, going on to become Editor-in-Chief of Channel 4 News and, ultimately, Chief Executive of ITN. In 2003 he became City University London's first Professor of Television Journalism and a Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at Oxford University. He is a broadcaster on media matters, appearing regularly on BBC Radio 4's Media Show and on Sky News, the BBC News channel and LBC. His career has won him a number of awards, including two BAFTAs. He received the CBE in 2000 for services to broadcasting and in 2009 he was awarded the Royal Television Society Gold Medal for an outstanding contribution to television. Jeff Hulbert is a media historian who initially specialised in cinema newsreels and television news, but has become increasingly interested in the ways in which the media and political worlds collide. He has managed two publicly funded film and television history projects and is currently an honorary research fellow in the journalism department at City University London. The two men first worked together helping to create Newsfilm Online from digitised video archives at ITN and Reuters. Subsequently they collaborated on Stewart Purvis's 2004 Oxford lectures and the 2011 BBC Radio 4 programme When Reporters Cross the Line.