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No Ordinary Assignment

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No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir
Image of 2023 book jacket
2023 dust cover
AuthorJane Ferguson
SubjectFerguson, Jane; War Press coverage; Women war correspondents Northern Ireland
GenreBiography, memoir
Set inModern combat zones
PublishedJuly 2023
PublisherMariner Books
Publication placeUnited States, United Kingdom
Media typePrint, Digital, Audio
Pages310+
ISBN9780063272248 0063272245
OCLC1385405906
WebsiteHarperCollins

No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir, written by Jane Ferguson, chronicles her career as a Middle East and South Asia war correspondent spanning thirteen years. The book was published in July 2023 by Mariner Books of New York.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

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Ferguson has reported from modern battle zones in such places as Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, and Ukraine. Her childhood occurred amidst the Irish Republican Army's insurgency during Troubles of Northern Ireland, in the 20th century's last decades. As she grew up, female television news correspondents became her role models. Hence, these were formative years that led to her career as a network news reporter and war correspondent.[1][2]

Filled with determination and a willingness to take risks,[1] "...Ferguson became...a foreign correspondent for CNN and, later, Al Jazeera, where she covered major stories including the Arab Spring uprisings, the war in Afghanistan, and the Syrian civil war."[2] When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 she also covered that. She is currently a special correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. Moving to New York in 2020, and away from the battle zones, gave her a chance to reflect on her life and career. "...[L]ooking back, she acknowledges, reveals just how much there is to take in."[2]

See also

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Related memoirs:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Becker, Elizabeth (6 July 2023). "A Brutally Honest Exploration of What It Means to be a War Reporter". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c d Chamlee, Virginia (July 10, 2023). "War Reporter Jane Ferguson Details Life Beyond the Combat Zones in Personal New Biography". People magazine. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Staff writer (July 11, 2023). "No Ordinary Assignment | Kirkus Reviews".
  4. ^ Waters, John (July 15, 2023). "The Woman Who Goes to Dangerous Places". RealClear Defense. Retrieved July 16, 2023. I had no plan. I just needed to act, she writes in her outstanding new memoir.'

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