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CHALLENGES

Are Foreign Correspondents Redundant?

The changing face of international news

Richard Sambrook

RISJ CHALLENGES

CHALLENGES present findings, analysis and recommendations from Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The Institute is dedicated to the rigorous, international comparative study of journalism, in all its forms and on all continents. CHALLENGES muster evidence and research to take forward an important argument, beyond the mere expression of opinions. Each text is carefully reviewed by an editorial committee, drawing where necessary on the advice of leading experts in the relevant fields. CHALLENGES remain, however, the work of authors writing in their individual capacities, not a collective expression of views from the Institute.

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Colin Bundy Tim Gardam Timothy Garton Ash David Levy Geert Linnebank John Lloyd

The editorial advisers on this CHALLENGE were David Levy and Geert Linnebank.

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? RISJ December 2010 -- ISBN 978-1-907384-00-4

Cover images: ? Reuters/Eliana Aponte A journalist works at the Villa Creolle hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 22, 2010.

RISJ CHALLENGES

Are Foreign Correspondents Redundant?

The changing face of international news

Richard Sambrook

Contents

Executive Summary

1

1. The Changing Role of the Foreign Correspondent

3

2. Economics

11

3. Technology

27

4. Globalisation

47

5. The Public Appetite for Foreign News

59

6. On the Ground: Introducing the Case Studies

69

7. China: The Dragon Stirs

71

8. Africa: Learning to Report Itself

81

9. Iran: The Closed Society

89

10. Case Study Conclusions

95

11. Conclusions

97

List of Interviewees

103

Bibliography

105

Acknowledgements

107

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