Reporting from the Belly of the Beast
Jul 25, 202615mEp. 5S1
Inside the challenging world of reporting from within hostile territory, navigating danger and bureaucracy alike.
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What really happens behind the biggest stories coming out of the Middle East? For 33 years, Amjad Tadros was the person you never saw on screen — the CBS News and 60 Minutes producer known as "the fixer," the one who got the teams in, built the trust, and made the story happen.The Fixer Podcast takes you inside the book one chapter at a time. Each episode unpacks a different moment from three decades on the front lines — from surviving a U.S. missile strike in Baghdad to the birth of Al Jazeera, from the Arab Spring revolutions to Syria's chemical attacks — with the behind-the-scenes context
Amjad M. Tadros hosts The Fixer, a news show with 5 episodes published.
Inside the challenging world of reporting from within hostile territory, navigating danger and bureaucracy alike.
The gulf between perception and reality in understanding Iraq, and how misconceptions shaped policy and public opinion.
The gulf between perception and reality in understanding Iraq, and how misconceptions shaped policy and public opinion.
The gulf between perception and reality in understanding Iraq, and how misconceptions shaped policy and public opinion.
Personal roots and family history are intertwined with the broader narrative of the Middle East, shaping perspective and purpose.
The early days of learning the craft, understanding the region's complexities, and building the foundations that would prove essential in the years ahead.
It was supposed to be a routine night in Baghdad. Then the missiles hit. In the opening chapter of The Fixer, Amjad Tadros takes us inside the al-Rasheed Hotel during a U.S. missile strike in 1993 — a night that turned a
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