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For a group of University of Illinois graduate journalism students, the beat was a foreign country with an unfamiliar language. Prairie Fire follows the 10 students through three weeks in Peru, where they talked with government leaders, poor villagers, alleged terrorists and ordinary Peruvians.
(Above: Student reporter Adam Jadhav interviews Peruvian sociologist Pilar Arroyo)
WILL-AM news director Tom Rogers talked to two of the student reporters and the professor who oversaw their South American trip.
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Students produced a radio documentary about their experiences. Hear Assignment: Peru.
Segment duration: 11:47
Producer: Abby Rhodes
This segment is filed in these categories: Ethnicity/Culture • History • Travel • University of Illinois
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