Anjan Sundaram: We’re missing the story
A pro-Russian militant speaks to journalists on July 8, 2014 after an air strike in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.
LISBON - THE Western news media is in crisis and is turning its back on the world. We hardly ever notice. Where correspondents were once assigned to a place for years or months, reporters now handle 20 countries each. Bureaus are in hub cities, far from many of the countries they cover. And journalists are often lodged in expensive bungalows or five-star hotels. As the news has receded, so have our minds.
