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A O T L I N G EC RECORD
VETERAN CBC FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
ETERA MENTS
CBC FO EI N CORRESP NDE T
BRIAN STEW RT ON CA TURING By David Stol
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F R ECADES, RIAN STEWART WAS ONE OF ANADA’ MOST
rever d and trusted oices, eliv ring g oun s e
globe as CB s vete an f reign cor espo dent. Vo ow as free from bia a fil fil ti n, ri or sensat on ism. H n e r ria he- ort y
a historian of th moment. is boo s-on- ria he- ort r pia ffe id e
story on he Ethi pia ffe id fami e, pia ffe id tively s ttin th onc fal ed enefi t f onc fal ed rt. He witn sed the onc fal ed of he rli nterview d t of e like of Mar d in .
His work — ew h ch s wond fu ly ecount d
— is fin d by its c riosi s y, empathy, nd un os bou d
of he book s rel ase we poke with Stewart bou in state of to ay’s at of t jo rna the
ism, and maint in ng ho ti w en y r w en y r s n p & r t w watchin ous th pu so th t
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T O ons ho re an ore i r c d n s e I n s England in the mid-’50s, watching the two TV channels
ha ha on. d to s.
p t gr t c w a a r t h r to y want purs e o t s c I ma s th of the moment.” We’re only momentary historians. We
w f a ny d . A g t, t, t, b rem a al ut y t a ol
ign t s y o ut i l
e too, in I a o eig stories you cover can get quite beyond you when
ni g. n
co er y. cus y. cus th ar own vantage point, how has the role of foreign
correspondents changed since you began your
career?
rresp t e o n i re using black-and-white film. But the invention of satellites
t at y a a a o ig l ca rs u
c d rs u
c d me x e r f eep ity to im of think in some respects, maybe in many respects, it’s more
c rates among journalists are certainly far higher now and
just horrifying to contemplate every year. But you really
ng and not be swept by this tsunami of endless, fragmented
news of conspiracy theories and claims and counterclaims.
i a o e i a o e hi n l
t nd S H A R P M A G A Z I N E . C O M
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRIAN STEWART.