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War correspondent expo on show

July 13, 2017
Calamity chronicler

Calamity chronicler:  The "Braving Untold Dangers: War Correspondents" exhibition showcases protective gears used by reporters in war zones.

Capturing conflicts

Capturing conflicts:  A satellite phone and a video-making device used by war correspondents are on display at the exhibition.

An exhibition on the work of war correspondents is being held at the Museum of Coastal Defence.

 

The "Braving Untold Dangers: War Correspondents" exhibition showcases about 30 sets of exhibits including equipment used by local and foreign war correspondents as well as news reports, photographs and video footage.

 

Visitors will see how war correspondents covered the Crimean War, the First Sino-Japanese War, the two World Wars, the Vietnam War and other hostilities.

 

Highlight exhibits include a Leica camera used by journalists during World War II, and a protective suit and mask worn by a local reporter during the Iraq War in 2003.

  

The expo is being held until January 31.

 

Call 2569 1500 or click here for details.



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