title: Chapter One: The Reporter
author: The New York Times
contenttype: article
publication: Caliphate
published: 2018-04-19T05:05:00+00:00
sourceurl: https://caliphate.simplecast.com/episodes/chapter-one-the-reporter-lC4K90Sb
word_count: 59
Editors' Note [Dec. 18, 2020]: The Times has published an Editors’ Note concluding that episodes featuring a central character in “Caliphate” did not meet our standards for accuracy. Read the full statement . Rukmini describes the reality of being on the terrorism beat and why she brings trash bags with her to the frontlines of the war against ISIS.