Balkans: Chiron was born during the conflict in Kosovo. Clients included: The Sunday Times and Charmian Evans; BBC News with Jeremy Bowen and Jonathan Charles; The Japanese TV station NHK.
Afghanistan: Chiron teams deployed with BBC News to Afghanistan. Andy Faulkner, a mountain leader expert led a BBC News, on foot, over the mountains. Other tasks were for High Definition TV with the veteran US war correspondent Peter Arnett; Nickel Odeon TV: and more recently CBC News covering the deployment of Canadian troops.
Iraq: Chiron supported BBC and BSkyB media crews as the advanced with the fighting units during the second Gulf War. Since the War Chiron has supported BBC News and Documentaries throughout Iraq, Ch4 and Jon Snow, RTE, CBC with Don Murray and Heather Abbott getting exceptional coverage of the Iraq elections, and October Films as they made their successful documentary ‘The Insurgency’.
Africa: Chiron deployed to support BBC News in Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Darfur Province in Sudan. Support was also provided to BBC Religion in Tunisia & Morocco.
Europe: A good knowledge of the local area of Saltsburg and Genoa meant that Chiron operators could provide a unique support to BBC News during the World Economic Forum and the G8 Summit. Other assignments include: Euro 2000 (Belgium & Holland) and 2004 (Portugal) football; football matches in Turkey; ‘doorstep’ interviews in Spain; and filming on the Stromboli volcano.
Israel/Lebanon: Chiron provided consultants to with TV crews in both Lebanon and Israel during the 2006 War.
Pakistan: Coverage of the 2008 Elections
Georgia: Coverage of the 2008 August War
Afghanistan: Chiron teams deployed with BBC News to Afghanistan. Andy Faulkner, a mountain leader expert led a BBC News, on foot, over the mountains. Other tasks were for High Definition TV with the veteran US war correspondent Peter Arnett; Nickel Odeon TV: and more recently CBC News covering the deployment of Canadian troops.
Iraq: Chiron supported BBC and BSkyB media crews as the advanced with the fighting units during the second Gulf War. Since the War Chiron has supported BBC News and Documentaries throughout Iraq, Ch4 and Jon Snow, RTE, CBC with Don Murray and Heather Abbott getting exceptional coverage of the Iraq elections, and October Films as they made their successful documentary ‘The Insurgency’.
Africa: Chiron deployed to support BBC News in Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Darfur Province in Sudan. Support was also provided to BBC Religion in Tunisia & Morocco.
Europe: A good knowledge of the local area of Saltsburg and Genoa meant that Chiron operators could provide a unique support to BBC News during the World Economic Forum and the G8 Summit. Other assignments include: Euro 2000 (Belgium & Holland) and 2004 (Portugal) football; football matches in Turkey; ‘doorstep’ interviews in Spain; and filming on the Stromboli volcano.
Israel/Lebanon: Chiron provided consultants to with TV crews in both Lebanon and Israel during the 2006 War.
Pakistan: Coverage of the 2008 Elections
Georgia: Coverage of the 2008 August War
Although Iraq and Afghanistan are dangerous it is still possible for journalists to cover the story as long as suitable security arrangements are in place such as using low profile armoured vehicle, tracking devices and having a quick reaction forces to get you out of trouble. For More information call Chiron.
Chris Cobb-Smith supported the BBC during the Lebanon conflict. He was interviewed for Israeli TV
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The Alan Johnston kidnap highlights that Journalism is now a very dangerous profession
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