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"Tim Mak, a former investigative correspondent for NPR, was among the 10
percent of the organization’s staff who were laid off in March following budget
shortfalls. He had been covering the war in Ukraine, beginning with a report on
the ground during the first night of the Russian invasion in which he described
a calm evening that suddenly turned into chaos.
After the decision came down at NPR, Mak decided he wasn’t done—he will return
to Ukraine as an independent journalist with his newsletter
the
Counteroffensive. He plans a more intimate kind of reporting, with
investigative stories that focus on the kind of human (and canine) experiences
of the last 14 months that are often lost in the rush to cover the daily churn
of the war. In turn, he hopes fees from the newsletter will cover his expenses,
including body armor, medical kits, car rentals, recording equipment, and more.
I called Mak, whose work at NPR also included investigations of the National
Rifle Association, to talk about how he ended up covering the war in the first
place, how he processes what he’s seen on the ground, and why he wanted to go
back. Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity."
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