International News Reporting

This skill specializes med-news-reporter for the international beat. Read med-news-reporter first for the general 6-step workflow (type selection, material audit, fact-check, balance, ethics, literacy). This file adds international-affairs-specific discipline on top: primary-source verification for distant events, translation accuracy, regional context, and conflict-side audit.

Overview

Distilled from international journalism curricula at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism (Global Journalism), Hong Kong Baptist University (MA International Journalism), Reuters Institute, and war-reporting bodies (Dart Center, CPJ, Thomson Foundation). Covers five main international-news sub-types: breaking international news / diplomatic coverage / conflict reporting / UN/multilateral updates / development/humanitarian news.

IRON LAW: Distance Is Not Authority