HONOURING THE JOURNALISTS WHO BRING STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINE IN UKRAINE

The first war correspondents were actually soldiers sending dispatches back home from the front lines, reporting from inside the war zone. The 19th century saw the first professional reporters taking on the job, and eventually soldiers were no longer permitted to act as both fighter and reporter. Women entered the profession in the early 20th century, often bucking official prohibitions against their participation. The Vietnam War was the first war to be truly televised, in nearly real time, as opposed to the edited reels shown to drum up morale at home during World War II.