MEDIA: Georgia conflict leaves media scrambling (Guardian)

Georgia conflict leaves media scrambling
The outbreak of hostilities over South Ossetia had UK news organisations scrambling to cover a region where there are few correspondents on the ground. By Oliver Luft

The outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia on Friday had UK news organisations scrambling to cover the conflict in a region where there are relatively few correspondents on the ground, at a time when their newsgathering resources were focused on the Beijing Olympics.
Five media workers - four journalists and a driver - have been killed covering the conflict, and others wounded, according to the International News Safety Institute, which highlights the dangers of reporting the Georgia war zone.

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