{"id":1500,"date":"2009-07-07T08:33:41","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T13:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2017-08-28T11:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T16:44:38","slug":"how-to-not-die-in-a-war-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/07\/how-to-not-die-in-a-war-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to not die in a war zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVVdH8n5470\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/How-to-not-die-in-a-war-zone-John-Tedesco.png\" alt=\"How to not die in a war zone   John Tedesco\" width=\"240\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11333\" \/>Awesome video by the New York Times&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/kristof.blogs.nytimes.com\/\">Nicholas Kristof<\/a>, who offers some sound reporting advice for all journalists and bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>True, most of us will never need fake wallets or interpreters or blow darts.<\/p>\n<p>But doing everything you can do verify someone&#8217;s story &#8212; no matter how sympathetic they are &#8212; is important whether you&#8217;re covering City Hall or a humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awesome video by the New York Times&#8217; Nicholas Kristof, who offers some sound reporting advice for all journalists and bloggers. 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