DearReaders reads: Rudi Vranckx

In this lecture, Rudi Vranckx reports on and provides insight into major world conflicts. As an active war reporter, Vranckx always provides a clear perspective on current events. Wars and problems of our time "War journalism is a puzzle. The more pieces you can put together, the closer you get to the truth." Rudi Vranckx is a Belgian war journalist who works for VRT News. For over a quarter of a century, he has been following wars and conflicts for the VRT and has made documentaries for Canvas: ‘Tussen oorlog en leven’, ‘De eeuwige oorlog’, ‘Een zomer als geen andere’, Bonjour Congo, the Vloek van Osama, ‘Niemandsland’, Kleine Helden, ‘IS in het Vizier’, De Nomaden, ‘Vranckx’, … He has written several books, including 'Oorlog om de geesten', 'Kleine Helden’, ‘Mijn Kleine Oorlog’, 'Een zomer als geen andere' and 'In Oekraïne - dreigt de Derde Wereldoorlog'. Vranckx received the Carnegie Wateler Vredesprijs 2018 for his work as a war reporter in conflict zones. In 2019, Vranckx also received an honorary doctorate from VUB and ULB. “A war is not the big story, but the sum of human stories. It is our job to find those stories.”