With foreign bureaus slashed, freelancers are filling the void – at their own risk
- Written by Bill Gentile, Journalist in Residence, American University School of Communication

When Time magazine named journalists who faced persecution, arrest or murder as their 2018 Person of the Year, it described them as “The Guardians” in the “War on Truth.”
It was a forceful rebuke to those who demean journalists...
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