This year almost 100 journalists and media crew have died reporting on frontlines around the world, from Syria and Egypt, to Pakistan, Somalia and Turkey.
But in Thailand, a secretive military-style training camp is helping to train journalists to survive in life-threatening environments and trouble hotspots around the globe.
The Feed's Patrick Abboud gained unprecedented access to the Pak Chong camp and joined 20 other journalists in an intensive training course.
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He spoke with Darren Mara about the rigours of conflict training.
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