News about Lionel Barber

With his reporting of the Vietnam War, the photographer, 88, became a household name in the 1960s. He also documented conflicts in Cyprus, Biafra, Iraq, Cambodia, and Lebanon. Sir Don's latest book, Life, Death, and Everything in Between, appeared on Prospect Magazine's Media Confidential podcast, saying that the traumatic experience of what he has seen "comes back with a lot of courage and prevents me from sleeping." He referred to it as a 'poison' that is 'in my blood,' and it will not go away.' The photojournalist said he found solace in the Somerset countryside where he now lives, as he wrote 'was a medicine that cured me.' Young workers are seen in Kolkata, India, 1997, early in the morning, delivering new furniture; US Marines are seen removing an injured comrade during the Battle of Hu in the Vietnam War in 1968.

The powerful role which financial journalism can and does play in cleaning up business is central to the documentary Skandal! Netflix has started bringing down Wirecards. The film tells the tale of how assiduous FT journalism, backed by a tenacious editor, led the fraudsters at fintech pioneer Wirecard's demise and stunned German authorities. It also showed how serious investors, auditors, and markets can be bamboozled if they don't want to believe something.