If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the fall issue of Nieman Reports for the skinny on “Reporting From Faraway Places: Who Does It and How?” Inside, you’ll find these stories and more:
Afsin Yurdakul recounts her experiences covering the Armenian diaspora for a Turkish audience and discusses fairness as the cornerstone for storytelling. Global Voices’ Solana Larsen addresses the issue of who can best tell stories coming from abroad. GlobalPost’s Andrew Meldrum writes on his efforts to transform the reception of stories on Africa from “Who cares?” to “Who knew?” And former BBC reporter Maria Balinska on new approaches to storytelling that connect with and serve an audience (without being dumb!).
For more on the current state of foreign correspondence and thoughts on its future, check out the entire issue at Nieman Reports.
Afsin Yurdakul recounts her experiences covering the Armenian diaspora for a Turkish audience and discusses fairness as the cornerstone for storytelling. Global Voices’ Solana Larsen addresses the issue of who can best tell stories coming from abroad. GlobalPost’s Andrew Meldrum writes on his efforts to transform the reception of stories on Africa from “Who cares?” to “Who knew?” And former BBC reporter Maria Balinska on new approaches to storytelling that connect with and serve an audience (without being dumb!).For more on the current state of foreign correspondence and thoughts on its future, check out the entire issue at Nieman Reports.
