AAJA 2013 National Convention

Often, we journalists think we can't tackle assignments demanding that we speak the sources' native tongue or have intimate understanding of a local community or culture. It's not so. In this session, we show specific multimedia examples of how monolingual reporters surpassed these challenges. We also offer tips from bilingual reporters tapped to help out their colleagues - and this is the inside knowledge they share - allowing folks to progress on their own, whether their beat is cops, courts, features or GA.

Twitter: @aaja, #beyondbarriers

Location: Sutton North