Josh Rushing at UCO

Josh Rushing, photo by Brooks Nickell

The University of Central Oklahoma's Media Ethics conference 2013 afforded me the opportunity to be part of a group that got to interview former marine and award winning journalist  Josh Rushing of Al Jazeera America. If your not sure what AJA is give it a Google. You can read more about that interview next week on the Ucentral Student Media website.

Bishop Bennie D. Warner, photo by Brooks Nickell

I was also able to see Rushing, alongside several other journalists, professors and the former Vice President of Liberia Bishop Bennie D. Warner, speak on the opportunities afforded, as well as the darker side of being a journalist on the front lines.

These panelist really shed light on what it takes to be imbedded with troops inside militarized zones, through both heartwarming and horrific first hand encounters.

They spoke on the hardships that come from seeing some of the violent and graphic images of combat, but more importantly they talked about the significance of showing the public masses the true nature of war.