Interest groups prepackage faux-news from skewed points of view. Governments bypass pesky reporters to go straight to the public. Errors and plain lies stand unchecked and unchallenged. In a time when lines are so blurred between real reporting and distant guesswork, trusted foreign correspondents are more vital than ever. Journalists abroad must aim for accuracy and acute observation, while people back home need help making sense of their dispatches. This book is for both groups: It is a field guide for reporters and a manual for citizens who want to follow world news that matters. Along with rip-roaring tales and wise advice from other veteran correspondents, Mort Rosenblum draws on 40 years of experience to bring reality into focus and guide reporters on how to get close to their stories and come back safely. This is crucial, Rosenblum concludes, because free societies cannot afford the inevitable costs of shutting their eyes in a perilous world.