Into the War Zone with Under Fire Documentary

This Poignant Portrait of the Psychological and Emotional Toll on Journalists Covering Our Nation's Wars will Premiere August 11 (8:00 p.m. ET/PT)

This August, Documentary Channel (DOC) explores the increasingly dangerous, emotional conditions faced by our nation's war correspondents with the US television premiere of director Martyn Burke's "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" on Saturday, August 11 (8:00 p.m. ET/PT).  As battle lines continue to be drawn around the globe, now more than ever our country relies on those gathering news and information in extreme war conditions.  An eye-opening look inside the lives of these war reporters, "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" shares the firsthand account of the brutal circumstances, unimaginable experiences and psychological and emotional toll endured in the quest to share the stories from the war zone.

Documentary Channel is primarily available through satellite television services DISH Network (Channel 197) and DIRECTV (Channel 267).

About Documentary Channel:  Documentary Channel (DOC) is the USA's first 24-hour television network exclusively devoted to documentary films and the independent documentary filmmaker, providing viewers with round-the-clock opportunities to see fascinating, eclectic and award-winning documentary films of all lengths and genres.

For more information on DOC, visit the network website at www.documentarychannel.com