On Friday's Backchat, Global Focus talks about the safety of journalists reporting from war zones.

Ryan Evans, a safety adviser for Reuters, was killed last Saturday in a missile strike at the hotel he and his team were staying. Two of the agency's reporters were wounded, one seriously. (check condition tomorrow morning)

Dozens of news outlet employees have lost their lives since the onset of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, with local fixers often among those most at risk. 

We'll hear about what news organisations are doing to protect their employees working in conflict zones.

After 9:45, we look into the implications of US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to Beijing.  





9:05am-9:45am: Safety of war reporters 


9:05am-9:45am: Eric Wishart, Standards and Ethics Editor, Agence France Presse (AFP) and author of Journalism Ethics, 21 Essentials from Wars to Artificial Intelligence

9:05am-9:45am: Rose Luqiu Luwei, former war reporter and Associate Professor/Associate Head, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University

9:05am-9:45am: Tony Loughran, Director of ZeroRisk International and former U.K. Special Forces commando


9:45am-10:00am: US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan's China visit 

9:45am-10:00am: Alan Lung, Political Analyst and Co-convenor (International), Path of Democracy