A Year After Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine, News Correspondents Make The Case For Continuing Coverage
deadline.comOne year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, networks continue to rotate reporters in and out of the country. Media outlets reassess security precautions as the nature of the battle changes.
Correspondents are preparing for the possibility of an even longer and more brutal war, perhaps with even more risks and uncertainties.
And while some recent polls have shown softening support for U.S. aid to Ukraine, news executives insist that viewership interest is still strong, with plans to continue a significant presence there. “It matters domestically, it matters internationally and we are determined to maintain our commitment for as long as it takes,” CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht said via email. “This is the kind of story CNN was built to cover.” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said that “everything over time diminishes because it is not as new.
So inevitably, if this war is still going on a year from now, we might not be talking about it as much.” But there’s also the possibility of the nature of the conflict changing dramatically. “We could have a Cuban missile-style nuclear crisis.
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