On the Road is
a home for the stories behind the stories. Our members report on politics, poverty, the European Union, dalliances in the royal family — you name it, we cover it. Still, after we have filed, there is often so much more to say: some times about the story, other times about how we got the story. And then there is the whole unique experience of working as a foreign correspondent in London.
This is where On the Road steps in. It’s a space where our members can write the story behind the story, discuss journalistic issues, and flag some of the ideas that drive reportage.
Crime and No Punishment in Bosnia
by Ginanne Brownell
When Aida, my Bosnian translator, and I climb into the back of the patrol car officers Emir Lakota and Radaslic Sabahudin say that because it’s Ramadan and also a Monday, things will hopefully be quiet. As we speed off in their Volkswagen swinging passed parks, dimly lit alleys and through the hopping bar district they tell disheartening tale after tale of how the security and judicial systems in Bosnia have broken down ...
Special Relationship Bolstered by Great Weather and Wine
by Christopher Werth
In London, the weather is everything, which is why the new U.S. Ambassador, Louis Susman, and his wife Marjorie–who just arrived in the typically rainy British capital the month before–couldn’t have picked a better day to welcome AACL members to their new abode. The unusually bright sunshine kept wine sipping foreign correspondents and embassy press officers lingering long on the veranda at Winfield House until they were finally ushered inside ...