Caroline Wyatt
is the BBC Religious Affairs Correspondent: @CarolineWyatt
Blog posts in total 5
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God’s gift to journalists: Questioning the Pope
Caroline Wyatt explains what it's like to be one of the 'Vaticanisti' - the Pope's press pack - and discusses whether the Vatican gets an easy ride from journalists enjoying an easy ride on the papal plane.
Military and media: ‘a deal with the devil, but more professional since Iraq'
Since 2003, it has become easier for those of us covering military action to check, double-check and cross-check what is happening, thanks to the web and mobile communications.
Embedded in Iraq: ‘a tool in the military tool box, willingly or not’
It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since we stood nervously by our vehicles on the Iraq border with Kuwait, scarves over our faces to protect us from the vicious sandstorm that whipped up in the region that long March day, waiting for our war to start.
The Falklands for journalists: the ultimate embed experience
Thirty years on, it's hard to imagine what it must have been like sailing to the Falklands in 1982 as a British journalist embedded with the Royal Navy.
How has embedding changed since the Falklands?
What you get from embedded journalists remains a delicate balance between what the MoD or military want you to see, and what actually happens while you're filming.
