Janine di Giovanni

A look into the communities of Christian Middle Easterners.

How do you cover a place that's almost impossible to visit?

How do you cover a place that's almost impossible to visit?

Janine di Giovanni reports on the war in Syria by sharing the experiences of everyday Syrians. 

Janine di Giovanni discusses covering the conflict in Syria and talks about reports that rape has become an epidemic in Syria and in refugee camps as both sides seek to de-stabilize, frighten, and ruin the other. But unearthing the stories is difficult, and often impossible, because women in Syria face dire political, personal, and familiar consequences if they admit to being victims. Her article “Syria’s Unspoken Crimes” appears in the August issue of Vanity Fair. She’s also the author of Ghosts by Daylight: Love, War, and Redemption.

War correspondent Janine di Giovanni discusses covering war zones—from Sarajevo to East Timor, from Sierra Leone to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. Her memoir Ghosts by Daylight: Love, War, and Redemption is an account of her time reporting on war around the world, and of meeting and starting a family with a fellow war reporter. She writes honesty about his struggles with physical and emotional pain, and the toll that takes on their life together.

War correspondent Janine di Giovanni discusses covering war zones—from Sarajevo to East Timor, from Sierra Leone to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. Her memoir Ghosts by Daylight: Love, War, and Redemption is an account of her time reporting on war around the world, and of meeting and starting a family with a fellow war reporter. She writes honesty about his struggles with physical and emotional pain, and the toll that takes on their life together.