Journalists covering Nigerian conflicts increasingly use remote reporting methods that rely on local fixers and open-source data, forcing a dependence on digital tools that limits direct physical context. Reporters share these difficult realities, exposing how safety risks change the way conflict is documented and asking how the media can keep news accurate when journalists cannot reach the ground.

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