The life of a war reporter with Hollie McKay

Our guest on this episode is Hollie McKay. She is a Foreign Affairs Expert, war crimes investigator, journalist, humanitarian and author. She was an investigative and international affairs/war journalist for Fox News Digital for over 14 years focusing on warfare, terrorism and crimes against humanity. She is a best selling author of the book “Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield.

She shares with us her world from preparing for travel in conflict zones, her approach to reporting, her experience after being detained by the Taliban and why per passion drives her to continue to do this dangerous work.

Hollie has worked on the frontlines of several major war zones and covered humanitarian and diplomatic crises in Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other areas.

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0:00 Intro
1:49 How did you switch from being a ballet dancer to war reporting?
5:00 Hollie Mckay’s first assignment in a conflict zone
10:00 How do war journalists prepare when traveling to war/ conflict zones
13:17 Communicating with the “fixer”
14:34 How do you approach interviewing people that have committed terrorist acts against humanity?
18:26 How accurate are major media outlets reports vs what is really happening on the ground?
22:12 What is the current state of Iraq and Afghanistan
24:42 Who are the current NGOs in the field helping
28:32 When people in these conflict zones are begging you for help to get out
29:57 How has being a war correspondent changed your perspective?
32:25 How did you get out after being detained by the Taliban
37:11 Dealing with the thought that something could go really wrong while working in conflict zones
40:39 The difference between embedding with the US Military and going out solo to report?
43:42 Hollie McKay’s final thoughts

Special Thanks to Hollie McKay 💜

LINKS TO HOLLIE'S WORK:

Buy the book: https://www.diangelopublications.com/books/only-cry-for-the-living
Subscribe on Substack: https://holliesmckay.substack.com/
Website: https://holliemckay.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/holliesmckay
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holliesmckay/

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