Episode 566: Patricia Evangelista
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Navigating Police Sources in Investigative Reporting
The chapter follows the narrator's encounters with the police, particularly Colonel Domingo, while covering stories on the drug war in the Philippines. It explores the challenges of building police sources, conducting trauma reporting, and uncovering dark aspects of policing, including a secret prison run by a police source. The narrator discusses the ethical dilemmas and personal conflicts faced in investigative journalism and the process of writing a book on the drug war, detailing the selection and structuring of stories for publication.
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