ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of the book. The book explores some of the complications of danger zone journalism, how journalists deal with them, and how the job is changing. It presents journalists' thoughts, emotions, decisions, and strategies related to fulfilling what most interviewees consider a duty to document the unfolding of history, expose iniquities, usually with the hope of helping alleviate suffering. The book reflects on some of the themes, primarily across the dimensions past versus present danger-zone reporting, and local versus foreign coverage. In Rwanda, Nazi Germany and parts of the former Yugoslavia, in the absence of ethical journalism, extremist ideas and frames went unchallenged and became the dominant narratives. Ethical journalists see through the frame wars. At its best, responsible journalism impacts life and death by helping people better understand the complex realities of conflicts, informing their decisions with accurate, contextual information.
