
The Outside Interview: Jason Motlagh on the Darién Gap
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The Importance of a Pause in Journalism
It sounds like that pause has sort of shaped the direction of your career a little bit since. You're more selective about the kinds of assignments you'll take and asking yourself if this assignment feels vital to meYeah yeah i think one of the things is as journalist especially if you're you're covering war is uh it can be a very easy cover right? It's not to say there aren't qualified risks that are worth taking though. I felt very strongly about this trip that it had never been done um That migration story is really the story of our time, he says.
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