Description
The Frontline Club [1]is a media club based in London which offers a restaurant, club and lodging for its members and is also the premier talking-shop in the UK for ethical issues affecting news coverage. It counts among its members many of the best print journalists, photo-journalists, broadcasters and cameramen in the world.
It's founder, Vaughan Smith, a former freelance cameraman who previously ran Frontline News TV, is a strong believer that the freelance jounrnalist community should be supported and promoted.
A three-minute walk from Paddington Station, spread over three stripped wooden floors, it has a private clubroom for members, and a restaurant and forum space open to the public.The Frontline Club is committed to social entrepreneurship - profits from the restaurant and efforts from Club members help the charitable work of the Frontline Forum.
History
The Frontline Club opened its doors soon after the Frontline News TV agency closed down. Frontline News TV was created over Christmas lunch in the midst of the chaos and confusion of the Romanian revolution. It went on to become a key player in the independent fringe of television newsgathering.
The Club was set up by the surviving members of the original team of maverick cameramen, and dedicated to the memory of friends and colleagues who lost their lives gathering news and images from the world’s conflict zones.
The Club has quickly become a centre for a diverse group of people united by their passion for quality journalism and dedication to ensuring that stories that fade from headlines are kept in sharp focus. It exists to promote freedom of expression and support journalists, cameramen and photographers who risk their lives in the course of their work.
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