Sacked war reporter found dead

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

Another man dead over Iraq, with another link to the BBC. It looks like suicide, but read it for yourselves:

BBC NEWS | UK | War reporter found dead

James Forlong was sacked from his Sky News job after a BBC documentary revealed that his report from a submarine “firing on Baghdad” was in fact just library footage and that Forlong was actually on a US aircraft carrier.

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Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.

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Adam Tinworth

Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.