International Journalism

It is one of the most coveted assignments in Indian journalism, and I had dreamed about it for many years. Yet as I flew to Islamabad from New Delhi in…

As some journalists migrate to Human Rights Watch, one reason might be that they are ‘tired of treating all stories with the same pretense of aloofness—especially the ones who have…

‘We began with the naïve assumption that if we covered the costs of getting journalists to the field they would be able to earn a decent income through placement of…

Exposing the booming asbestos trade in the developing world became the most recent of many projects undertaken by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

‘Why not create a ProPublica-like news organization here to give the public more watchdog journalism?’

 ‘At the start of our Web relaunch, here’s what we had: essentially no money, no reporters, a creaky and often barely functioning custom-made Web platform, a wonderfully talented young staff…

‘“You mean it’s OK in your country to tell a leader what to do?” a few of them asked.’

After returning to the United States following a long stint overseas, a reporter is reminded that it is still all about adapting to circumstances.

Global Radio News, an online agency for reporters, insists on fair treatment and insurance to protect those whose work takes them into harm’s way.

‘We work hard to make our stories break out of the “should read” category and into the “want to know” one.’