War in Iraq

Covering Iraq and Iran

The headlines seem numbingly similar day to day: At least a dozen people were killed in Iraq Thursday, in a string of bombings and shootings. Iran still has no response to a package of incentives for ending its nuclear program. What challenges do reporters face covering Iraq and Iran?

Guests

• Trudy Rubin: Foreign affairs columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She has made many reporting trips to Iraq and Iran, and she has visited both countries in the last month.

More from MPR

• The incident at Haditha
  June 2, 2006
• Is Iraq at a turning point?
  May 23, 2006
• Iran's nuclear threat
  April 13, 2006
• Trouble brewing in Iran?
  January 13, 2006

Resources

• Trudy Rubin's recent columns