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Into the field : a foreign correspondent's notebook / Tracy Dahlby.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)2014.Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780292767348
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN5630 .I586 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
Subject: "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"--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction PN5630 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn891081289

Includes bibliographies and index.

"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"--

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.

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