The "Fixers" Behind International Journalism




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Summary: <p>THE "FIXERS" BEHIND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM: Journalists on assignment in foreign countries often risk their lives to gather and report news. But they also depend on local hires who serve as correspondents, translators and guides. These "fixers" often do journalism of their own and put themselves in danger regularly. Kojo chats with American journalists who reported from the front lines in Iraq and from the rubble in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake — and with the fixers who helped them do their jobs. (52 min.)</p>