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For twenty minutes, Christian Sievers reports on current world events in a "today" broadcast, having to explain, summarize, and omit details. In this book, he shares the stories behind the news. Especially in the world's crisis areas, he encounters the unexpected, the surprising, and the confusing: humor alongside hatred, courage in catastrophe, propaganda with a wink, and liars preaching the value of truth. A bewildered media world faces the challenge of doing justice to all these facets of the story. The book offers a behind-the-scenes look at a news broadcast and into the tumultuous daily life of crisis reporters. It is also a love letter to the Middle East, where nothing works and everything is possible.