Into the field : a foreign correspondent's notebook /
Dahlby, Tracy.
Into the field : a foreign correspondent's notebook / Tracy Dahlby. - First edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue. Something Like a Calling -- Part One: Navigating the China Seas -- Working the Coast -- Plying the Waters -- Part Two: Snapshots of the Island Kingdom -- Hitchhiking in Kyushu -- Reimagining Tokyo Bay -- Japan's Magic Mountain -- Part Three: Across the Floorboards of Asia -- Vietnam Reconstructs -- Living (Semi- )Dangerously in Indonesia -- Appendices -- Appendix I. Reporter's Log -- Appendix II. Parachuting In: Tips for the Long-Distance Reporter -- Acknowledgments.
"In this lively memoir of covering the Asian Pacific Rim, a veteran reporter for National Geographic and Newsweek tells "the stories behind the stories" that reveal the hard work, skill, and luck it takes to be a successful foreign correspondent. His real-world advice about everything from successful travel planning, to finding a great local fixer, to dealing with circumstances that can range from friendly to formidable makes this book a practical how-to guide for aspiring journalists"--
9780292767348
2014012770
Dahlby, Tracy.
Journalism--East Asia.
Journalism--Pacific Area.
Journalists--East Asia--Biography.
Journalists--Pacific Area--Biography.
Americans--East Asia--Biography.
Americans--Pacific Area--Biography.
Electronic Books.
PN5630 / .I586 2014
Into the field : a foreign correspondent's notebook / Tracy Dahlby. - First edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue. Something Like a Calling -- Part One: Navigating the China Seas -- Working the Coast -- Plying the Waters -- Part Two: Snapshots of the Island Kingdom -- Hitchhiking in Kyushu -- Reimagining Tokyo Bay -- Japan's Magic Mountain -- Part Three: Across the Floorboards of Asia -- Vietnam Reconstructs -- Living (Semi- )Dangerously in Indonesia -- Appendices -- Appendix I. Reporter's Log -- Appendix II. Parachuting In: Tips for the Long-Distance Reporter -- Acknowledgments.
"In this lively memoir of covering the Asian Pacific Rim, a veteran reporter for National Geographic and Newsweek tells "the stories behind the stories" that reveal the hard work, skill, and luck it takes to be a successful foreign correspondent. His real-world advice about everything from successful travel planning, to finding a great local fixer, to dealing with circumstances that can range from friendly to formidable makes this book a practical how-to guide for aspiring journalists"--
9780292767348
2014012770
Dahlby, Tracy.
Journalism--East Asia.
Journalism--Pacific Area.
Journalists--East Asia--Biography.
Journalists--Pacific Area--Biography.
Americans--East Asia--Biography.
Americans--Pacific Area--Biography.
Electronic Books.
PN5630 / .I586 2014