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Today's panel explored the importance of witnessing history and reporting the facts as they happen.
Each panelist was asked: What is the most important part of being on the ground to capture the news?
Here's what they said:
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"You witness truth. You actually see what's happening and you can transmit it to the world."
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Correspondent based in Caracas, Venezuela, covering the evolving crisis in the country |
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"We're not putting a spin on it. We're telling you exactly what happened in front of us and then letting the public know, whether I'm at the White House, the Olympics or anywhere else."
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Photographer based in Washington, D.C., covering the White House and recently the 2026 Winter Olympics |
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"To be there, to witness it, to hear it, to feel the air be sucked out of the room," she said. "You can't know that unless you're there."
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Film writer and critic based in Los Angeles who was in the room at the 2022 Oscars when "The Slap" happened |
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Sophia Rosenbaum
AP Donations Team
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Sophia Rosenbaum
AP Donations Team
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P.S. The AP Fund for Journalism offers tax-deductible ways to support press freedom and independent reporting. Email the team to learn more.
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