How do journalists cope with covering conflicts?

In Episode 7 of Season 2 of the Eurovision News Podcast, host Giles Gibson sits down with Guadalupe Megías, Special Correspondent with the Spanish network, RTVE.

In this in-depth conversation, they discuss Guadalupe's experiences covering conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, including how to stay safe in war zones and look after your mental health back home.

The interview took place as a live event in May 2026, part of "For the Record", a series of free conflict reporting courses from EBU Academy, Eurovision News, Thomson Foundation and UNESCO.

FREE - On the Frontline with Guadalupe Megías, Special Correspondent RTVE | EBU Academy

What's it like to be a journalist traveling with the Pope across Africa?

In the latest episode of the Eurovision News Podcast, host Giles Gibson is in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, speaking to journalists covering Pope Leo's visit to four African nations.

Foreign correspondents from France, Germany and the U.S. describe how the Pope responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's public attacks; the balancing act of meeting and criticizing authoritarian leaders; and how press conferences work at 30,000 feet, on board the papal plane.

Guests: Motoko Rich (New York Times); Sarah Belouezzane (Le Monde); Verena Schälter (ARD)

What's it like being a TV or radio journalist when war breaks out? In this quickfire episode of the Eurovision News Podcast, host Giles Gibson brings you a snapshot of the first few days of the US-Israeli War with Iran, from the perspective of three foreign correspondents who were in Israel when the conflict started. Veteran BBC foreign correspondent and presenter Clive Myrie explains how he presents the news from a hotel balcony as air raid sirens ring out; SBS News correspondent Ben Lewis talks about the challenges of working solo in a warzone; and ARD radio reporter Jan-Christoph Kitzler, who's based in Tel Aviv, also breaks down how the initial hours of the war played out in Israel.