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Tim Mak on Reporting From Ukraine, Going Solo for Substack, and the Life of a War Correspondent

The Press Box

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The Ukrainian Press Office and the Zone of Power

The Ukrainian government has created this zone system in which certain places near the front lines are not accessible to journalists. "So far, I haven't crossed anyone in the Ukrainian government," says Semaphore's John Defterios. The press office is vetting journalists and then also allowing them or not allowing them to travel to certain areas.

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