211 JOURNAL OF THE SPANISH INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES Chema Suárez Serrano Doctor in Public International Law and International Relations from the Universi-ty of Granada. Journalist in South Canal E-mail: chemasuarez1@gmail.com JOURNALISM IN THE ARMED CON-FLICT OF THE 21ST CENTURY: BET-WEEN NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PERPETUAL THREATS Abstract What is known as war reporting, one of the most bona fide media for-mats, is changing as contemporary armed conflict evolves. As always, the main task of journalists continues to be that of informing, yet now new digital tools allow for different ways of reporting the news and help their messages to have unprecedented effects in terms of dissemination and influence both on public opinion and within international orga-nisations themselves, who have recognised the usefulness represented by the information provided by war correspondents, including for the performance of their own work. All of this has a direct consequence: that of a parallel increase in threats to the safety of those who report. The UN Security Council recalls that the issue of journalist protection has been stalled for a decade since it approved Resolution 1738, which for the first time was explicitly dedicated to this matter, and warns about the lack of commitment shown by states in order to avoid ca-sualties amongst reporters. Given this situation, it is necessary to reflect upon what journalism may do to protect international peace, and what international organisations may also do in order to protect journalists. Keywords Armed conflict, freedom of expression, information, journalism, the media, protection of civilians, war correspondent
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