About this episode
Barney McCoy discusses his documentary on war correspondents during World War II.
Barney McCoy has been a Professor in the College of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 2005, teaching courses in broadcast journalism, media writing and social justice. He is also a prolific documentary producer, focusing most recently on military history documentaries. In this episode of KRNU's Campus Voices series, McCoy discussed the creation of his latest documentary "Running Towards The Fire: A War Correspondent's Story." The project focuses on coverage of the European front in World War II by journalists like Robert Reuben, a Reuters News correspondent from Omaha, Nebraska. Reuben was one of a handful of reporters that joined Army Airborne troops in parachuting behind enemy lines just hours before the D-Day amphibious assault on Normandy in 1944 and provided first-hand accounts of the liberation of France and the end of the war.
People in this episode
Host: Rick Alloway
Guest: Barney McCoy
Topics covered
- broadcast journalism
- military history
- documentary production
- World War II
- social justice
- journalism
Keywords
- Barney McCoy
- documentary
- World War II
- journalism
- military history
- Robert Reuben
- Omaha
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Reuters News
Books & works: Running Towards The Fire: A War Correspondent's Story
Places: Omaha, Nebraska, Normandy
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