Explore the life of a journalist

MICHAEL WARE: A WHOLE NEW WORLD

Exciting new series explores real lives.

Journalist Michael Ware is best known for his coverage as a war correspondent, spending nearly a decade of his life in some of the most hostile combat zones. Known for his coverage of the Iraq war, Ware witnessed the horrors of war and the birth of Islamic State.

In National Geographic’s eightpart series Uncensored with Michael Ware he is leaving the trenches to embark on a new adventure as he investigates some fascinating people, places and cultures. Ware brings his style of gritty, unapologetic journalism to some of the world’s buzziest areas, ranging from the savage highlands of Papua New Guinea – where women who are thought to be witches are hunted and killed – to the glamorous streets of Los Angeles where celebrities are snapped by paparazzi.

For Ware, some locations and stories are close to home, like investigating the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq – or MEK – an Iranian dissident group that he met during the Iraq war. Ware is on a mission to find out how this group – considered to be freedom fighters by some and terrorists by others – is making an impact today.

Other stories push Ware far outside his comfort zone, like New York’s Fashion Week where he searches for meaning among the runways and flashing lights.

Along the way, Ware stays true to his journalistic roots, employing his run-and-gun approach to storytelling, collecting facts. Rather than straight-to-camera talking-head interviews, Ware asks questions and discusses and dissects their answers.