Into the Field : A Foreign Correspondent's Notebook / Tracy Dahlby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dahlby, Tracy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--East Asia.

Journalism.

Journalism--Pacific Area.

Journalists--East Asia--Biography.

Journalists.

Journalists--Pacific Area--Biography.

Americans--East Asia--Biography.

Americans.

Americans--Pacific Area--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780292767355

0292767358

9780292767348

029276734X

OCLC:

891081289