Sierra has covered the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, in addition to producing special reports in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America. He rarely works with a cameraman; he usually films, writes the stories, edits, and publishes the content himself. His multimedia work can be seen in Clarín (for example, *The Journey in Which Ernesto Became Che*).
To share his experience with digital platforms, Gustavo Sierra traveled to Montevideo to teach the module “Journalism on Tablets” as part of the Digital Journalism Refresher Program.
He spoke with In situ about how journalists should use the tools at their disposal to communicate more effectively. Regarding his experience as a war correspondent, he noted that a journalist should not take sides in conflicts; instead, they should strive to observe what is happening and report it as accurately as possible. “The most vulnerable must be the focus of your reporting, because they are the primary victims of any war.”
He also emphasized that “battlefields exist everywhere.”
“If there are drug dealers selling drugs on the corner near your home and turning the area into a dangerous place, you have a battlefield right on your doorstep. Sometimes this happens just a few feet from newsrooms, and we don’t even notice it.”
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