As A War Reporter, I Trusted My Fixer With My Life. Two Weeks Later, He Was Kidnapped

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as a war reporter i trusted my fixer with my life two weeks later he was kidnapped
Fixers are the backbone of the western news industry, but they face a profound disparity in pay, recognition and safety. Zleke guided Ann Neumann through a war-torn Ethiopia a country he soon had to flee, fearing for his life Zleke knew that he was being watched. One day in the early summer of 2022, two men knocked on his door. They knew his name and carried pistols, though they wore plain clothes. They took his phone and his ID and told him to come with them. He didnt resist.