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How many of the reporters on there international desk are from the country they report on and how many are “foreign correspondents” whose bios read like literal colonialists?
How many of their sources come from the communities they are covering and how many are international “experts” spouting paternalistic theories? 1/
How often does a story stray from formulaic development coverage and get into the nuances of securing public healthcare, reducing inequality and defending democracy, thorny topics that are only permitted complexity in coverage of the West? 2/
How often are international reporters chosen for the strength of their local public interest coverage and not by which other big media houses hired them as freelancers first? 3/
How often do international desks assess the journalists to engage with the audiences covered in the stories by even, say, speaking the local language? 4/
