In March 2003, the American-led invasion of Iraq toppled the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. The war and the men and women who fought it were chronicled by journalists embedded with the troops.On March 15, 2013, news editor and former correspondent for PRI's The World Aaron Schachter moderated a distinguished panel of journalists who reported from the front lines — including journalists Sebastian Junger and Bob Woodruff, photojournalist Rita Leistner, and US Army Col. Richard “Ross” Coffman — as they discussed and debated the role of journalists in war reporting.The event took place at WGBH's Yawkey Auditorium in Boston.PRI's The World is a co-production of Public Radio International, the BBC World Service and WGBH.Find ongoing coverage of Iraq and Afghanistan at www.theworld.org
