The Unembedded

The Unembedded

Three journalists on the front lines talk about combat reporting in Iraq and Lebanon. What’s the real story?

Copy Link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
Bluesky
Pocket
Email

One of the great casualties of the war in Iraq was the credibility of the mainstream media. The vacuum has been filled by independent reporters, the unembedded. Today on GRITtv we speak to three reporters and video journalists who have been on the front lines in Iraq and Lebanon–Rick Rowley and Kouross Esmaeli of Big Noise Films and Ana Nogieura. What are the media failing to tell us today?

Your support makes stories like this possible

From illegal war on Iran to an inhumane fuel blockade of Cuba, from AI weapons to crypto corruption, this is a time of staggering chaos, cruelty, and violence. 

Unlike other publications that parrot the views of authoritarians, billionaires, and corporations, The Nation publishes stories that hold the powerful to account and center the communities too often denied a voice in the national media—stories like the one you’ve just read.

Each day, our journalism cuts through lies and distortions, contextualizes the developments reshaping politics around the globe, and advances progressive ideas that oxygenate our movements and instigate change in the halls of power. 

This independent journalism is only possible with the support of our readers. If you want to see more urgent coverage like this, please donate to The Nation today.

Ad Policy
x