Wolfgang Bauer: Beyond the Regular Work of a War Reporter
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: May 17, 2017, 19:00 – 21:00
How far does a reporter have to go to provide the public with the most faithful possible picture of reality? How do journalists themselves view current reporting practice? Come along and learn what happens when reporters become part of the problem and face genuine threats.
The main guest of the evening will be Wolfgang Bauer, an award winning German journalist who regularly writes for the weekly Die Zeit and specialises in the world’s conflict zones. To research the refugee crisis he and photographer Stanislav Krupař posed as refugees from the Caucasus and undertook a journey from Egypt to Europe on a people-smugglers’ boat. Their report received numerous awards and was also published in book form as Across The Sea. During the discussion, the author will also present his second book Stolen Girls. When in 2014 the terrorist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a boarding school it was met with horror and public interest around the world. In Nigeria Bauer spoke to girls who had managed to escape, producing intimate interviews that are a journalistic testament to the terror experienced and a touching insight into their lives. Other guests will include Petra Procházková, the respected photojournalist Stanislav Krupař and Robert Čásenský.
Dana Zlatohlávková will chair the evening.