5 years of journalism in Iraq

This month, the United States completed 5 years of war with Iraq. It has not been an easy time for the people of Iraq – nor the United States. Over the past 5 years, we’ve all read about the war in Iraq, seen many photographs in print and video coverage on TV… with mixed feelings.

The Internet, too, has made its own contribution through words, pictures and videos. From India, I’ve followed the coverage of the Iraq war over local publications and channels – and the Internet for a more global feel of the news coverage.

Recently, two news projects on the journalism behind the Iraq war caught my attention: Bearing Witness from Reuters, and Paul McLeary’s On The Ground on Columbia Journalism Review. Both projects are worth reading and seeing and listening.

Reuters’ Bearing Witness is stunningly visual. The commentary/interviews are exemplary. Paul McLeary’s On The Ground, somewhat of a blog approach, is exceptional journalism; but as they are written reports, they require more concentrated reading.

Bearing Witness can be found here.

On The Ground requires a more careful search on the Internet. Try ‘Paul McLeary On The Ground Columbia Journalism Review’ on any search engine. The report is a series of posts, so you’re likely to find many results for the search. [I was lucky to have subscribed to the CJR newsletter.]