Emma Beals's guest appearances

Emma Beals

Detours Podcast

The Substack Podcast

Tim Urban

Mara Wilson

Jessica Lessin

George Saunders

Matt Taibbi

Ben Anderson

Scott Anderson

Kevin Muir

Bill Bishop

Judd Legum

Nick Quah

Terry Nguyen

Jesse Brown

Emily Atkin

Walt Hickey

OwlTail

First as an investigative journalist, and now as an analyst, Emma Beals has been covering the rise of ISIS and the wars in Syria and Iraq since 2012. During that time, reporting on the conflicts has become so dangerous that the nature of war reporting itself has had to change. Journalists, now targets in these wars, have increasingly turned to digital tools to augment their reporting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit on.substack.com

First as an investigative journalist, and now as an analyst, Emma Beals has been covering the rise of ISIS and the wars in Syria and Iraq since 2012. During that time, reporting on the conflicts has become so dangerous that the nature of war reporting itself has had to change. Journalists, now targets in these wars, have increasingly turned to digital tools to augment their reporting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://on.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on.substack.com</a>

#009 – Emma Beals on life as an independent war reporter in the age of ISIS

Emma Beals is an investigative journalist and producer from New Zealand who has focused on the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and the rise of ISIS since 2012. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Vice News, Raconteur Magazine, USA Today, Al Jazeera, and many other outlets. She is the 2017 James W. Foley World Press Freedom honoree and a nominee for the 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards in food reporting. She co-founded the Frontline Freelance Register and the ACOS Alliance, both of which strive to improve safety for freelance journalists working in conflict.       ““I get a gut feeling about countries, and Syria just grabbed me.””   

Emma Beals is an investigative journalist and producer from New Zealand who has focused on the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and the rise of ISIS since 2012. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Vice News, Raconteur Magazine, USA Today, Al Jazeera, and many other outlets. She is the 2017 James W. Foley World Press Freedom honoree and a nominee for the 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards in food reporting. She co-founded the Frontline Freelance Register and the ACOS Alliance, both of which strive to improve safety for freelance journalists working in conflict.  <blockquote> ““I get a gut feeling about countries, and Syria just grabbed me.”” </blockquote>

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