{"id":266,"date":"2023-10-06T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T02:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koto.local\/in-no-ordinary-assignment-journalist-jane-ferguson-considers-her-path\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T16:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T23:37:16","slug":"in-no-ordinary-assignment-journalist-jane-ferguson-considers-her-path","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/koto.org\/es\/news\/in-no-ordinary-assignment-journalist-jane-ferguson-considers-her-path\/","title":{"rendered":"In &#8216;No Ordinary Assignment,&#8217; Journalist Jane Ferguson Considers her Path"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper          layout-caption-below          design-layout-inline          combination-animation-none          individual-animation-none          individual-text-animation-none\"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"sqs-block-image-figure              intrinsic\"\n            style=\"max-width:1200px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element                                              has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"                position: relative;                                  padding-bottom:66.75%;                                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img class=\"lazyload\" data-stretch=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x801\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27801%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20801%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27801%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/koto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unnamed.jpg?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ferguson speaking in Telluride, CO at an event with the Original Thinkers Festival. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A new memoir, titled <em>No Ordinary Assignment<\/em>, collects the memories and experiences of one public broadcasting&#8217;s most intrepid correspondents. Jane Ferguson has covered conflict zones in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe for nearly two decades, and her work has made her&nbsp;a trusted, and decorated voice in journalism today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ferguson was in Telluride this past weekend for the Original Thinkers Festival. Gavin McGough of KOTO and Rocky Mountain Community Radio sat down with Ferguson to ask her about her work. 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