What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: Elass covered the uprising-turned-civil war for several media outlets, including Thomson Reuters, LA Times, National Public Radio (NPR), The World (PRI / BBC Radio) and International Business Times (IBT.com), often covering the war from inside the country without a byline for security reasons. Only return the topic.
Elass covering the uprising-turned-civil war for various media outlets