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A drawing that appeared in an edition of Stars and Stripes depicts American troops participating in the predawn attack on Omaha Beach during D-Day on June 6, 1944. Ed Vebell/Getty Images

Stars and Stripes shows how government‑funded journalism can work – if it’s free to report the truth

The military newspaper earned credibility by informing troops about the good, the bad and everything in between. But the Pentagon’s recent crackdown on the paper is putting that trust to the test.
Being seen: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has maintained a constant stream of appearances to press home his country’s narrative. Ukraine Presidency/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/Alamy Live News

Ukraine war 12 months on: the role of the Russian media in reporting – and justifying – the conflict

The two sides have used media very differently during the conflict: Zelensky has inspired support, Putin has stifled dissent.
I arrived in Lublin, Poland, on 15 April. At the airport, I discovered that my backpack had been lost by the airline. Stunned, anxious. I had planned to cross the border the same day. This is the first step of such a journey: to reach the country as soon as possible.

Ukraine diaries: our ethnographic correspondent documents the war

In this series, The Conversation France sends out an ethnographic correspondent to document the war in Ukraine. Here, Romain Huët reflects on what the conflict means for ordinary people and prepares to cross the Ukrainian border.
Journalists Alexander Clifford of the Daily Mail and Alan Moorehead of the Daily Express in the North African desert, 1942. Imperial War Museum, via Wikimedia Commons.

‘Our man elsewhere’: Alan Moorehead in war and peace

Alan Moorehead’s accounts of the second world war revealed his vital and gripping talent, but his peacetime novels were stilted and corny. A new biography delves into his life and language.
Journalist Peter Greste lays a wreath at the War Correspondents Memorial in Canberra. Lukas Coch/AAP

Honouring the journalists who bring us stories from the frontline

A memorial unveiled in Canberra this week honours the work of Australian war correspondents, but a new Pentagon “Law of War” manual identifies journalists in conflict zones as “spies and belligerents”.

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