"One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that’s just a fact of life."
- John PomfretThe difficulties faced by foreign reporters when they cover stories outside of their home countries are frequently discussed by seasoned journalist John Pomfret, who is well-known for his work in China. He thinks that the propensity to carry cultural presumptions and preconceived ideas from their ow…