Under Fire: Journalists in Combat is a Canadian documentary that explores post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse among war correspondents. The latest discussion forum hosted by the Canadian Journalism Foundation, titled 'The First Casualty' in the Age of High-Tech Warfare, examines the changing nature of covering war, the psychological costs of war reporting, and the need for change in newsroom culture to help detect and address the problems correspondents face.
Panel: Dr. Anthony Feinstein, professor of psychiatry, University of Toronto; Murray Brewster, Parliamentary defence reporter and senior war correspondent, The Canadian Press; Matthew Fisher, foreign affairs columnist, Postmedia News; Lisa LaFlamme, chief anchor and senior editor, CTV National News
Moderator: Tony Burman, foreign affairs columnist with the Toronto Star and former managing director of Al Jazeera English (moderator)
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (ET)
Location: TMX Broadcast Centre, 130 King St W., Toronto
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