10. Journalists on the Front Line

About this episode

The episode explores the role of journalists during the D-Day invasion, highlighting key figures and events.

Allied journalists parachute into France and land on the beaches with the invasion force. Legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn stows away on a ship, determined to beat her estranged husband, Ernest Hemingway, to the D-Day scoop. And a homing pigeon known as Gustav brings the first news of D-Day to Britain… A Noiser production, written by Edward White. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started with a 7-day free trial. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• D-Day
• journalism
• World War II
• invasion
• reporting
• Allied forces

Keywords

• D-Day
• journalists
• Martha Gellhorn
• Ernest Hemingway
• reporting
• Allied invasion
• homing pigeon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noiser, Edward White

Products: Gustav

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