How Al Jazeera reporter Casey Kauffman delivers the unexpected

After obtaining his political science degree at Stanford University, Casey Kauffman joined the Al Jazeera English staff just prior to its launch in November of 2006. Kauffman was attracted to the controversial Arabic news network because of their willingness to be different. Since then, an average assignment for the brave reporter looks something like this:

• Spend four days in Congolese jungle
• Escape an enraged mob
• Get detained by Congolese military personnel
• Finally get the interview you're looking for

Oh, wait—that was just his first story. Check out Stanford Magazine’s fascinating exploration of the hoops journalists must jump through to nail down a story outside the safe barrier of Western media.
Read it at Stanford Magazine.