The public relies on the news gathered by reporters on the ground in Iraq to assess the situation in the country. Reporters have a variety of strategies for gathering information, and announcements from military officials and the president are just one part of the story.
Guests:
Tom Ricks, special military correspondent for the Washington Post, and author of The Gamble
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, foreign correspondent and Baghdad bureau chief for NPR
Ghassan Adnan, Iraqi producer and translator for NPR
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.