THE REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Interviews with contributors to The Dial and reporters around the globe
The Rise of CNews
A conversation with Christopher Clark, whose article on the French far-right media outlet was published in our Pundits issue.
Are Data Centers Compromising Our Collective Memory?
A conversation with Jessica Traynor, whose reporting on Ireland’s data centers was published in our Order issue.
Translating “The Case of Cem”
A conversation with Angela Rodel, whose translation of the 1967 novel was excerpted in our Order issue.
Documenting the Dark Side of International Adoptions
A conversation with Rachel Nolan, whose reporting on illegal adoptions in Guatemala — and the decades-long fight for justice — was published in our Sex issue.
Elevating Lebanese Voices
A conversation with Justin Salhani, whose reporting on the reverberations of the Israel-Hamas war in Lebanon was published in State of the World.
Argentina’s Dollar-Obsessed Election
A conversation with Lucía Cholakian Herrera, whose article on the illegal peso-to-dollar trade in the country was published in our Weapons issue.
The Aftermath of a Drug War
A conversation with Bryony Lau, whose investigative reporting on posthumous justice for victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was published in our Drugs issue.
“I Did Not Want to Be a Product of His Narrative”
A conversation with the Swedish author Elisabeth Åsbrink, whose essay on the end of her fifteen-year friendship with playwright Lars Norén was published in our Debt issue.
What It’s Like to Report on the Destruction of Your Hometown
A conversation with the Ukrainian journalist Kristina Berdynskykh, whose reporting on the aftermath of the Kakhova Dam explosion was published in our Rivers issue.
Abby Seiff and Sokummono Khan on Collaborative Reporting
A conversation with the authors of “The Danger of Microfinance,” published in our Debt issue.
Lamia Ziadé on How Illustrating Can Elevate Storytelling
A conversation with the Lebanese writer and illustrator, whose work on the 2020 explosion in Beirut was featured in our Shipwrecks issue.