Screenshot from “Reporter” trailer.

New York Times’ reporter Nicholas Kristof travels the world to find the single story that will make the rest of us care.

In his twice-weekly column, on his blog, and in his books, Nicholas Kristof takes a social problem and trains his focus as close-in as someone can get to find the single story that will make the rest of us care about what’s going on in other parts of the world.

It’s a method that’s been both criticized and praised, and which compelled filmmaker Eric Metzgar to make a documentary about Kristof.

That documentary, “Reporter,” debuts tonight on HBO. Full details about the documentary and airing time are available on HBO’s website.

Here’s the trailer:

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Julie Schwietert

Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.

  • http://www.MyBeautifulAdventures.com Andi

    Oh wow, I can’t wait to watch this. He’s one of my hero’s!!!

  • http://alexisgrant.wordpress.com Alexis Grant

    Thanks for the heads-up, Julie! Would love to see this one.

    • Julie Schwietert

      Alexis- I’d love to know what you think once you see it, particularly given your experience in Africa and your own work as a writer.

  • http://wheretherebedragons.com Tim Patterson

    Wish I had HBO!!!!

    • Julie Schwietert

      Tim-
      I don’t have HBO either, but I first learned about this doc on NOW on PBS last week. You can check out clips from the doc, as well as an interesting interview with the filmmaker, here: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/607/index.html

      • http://wheretherebedragons.com Tim Patterson

        Thanks, Julie. Last year Nicholas Kristof e-mailed Dragons because his sons were interested in a program. Sadly, we couldn’t make it work. But gosh – I was star-struck when I saw his name in our database!

  • http://beyondbackpacking.com,http://www.studyCLI.org Lauren Nelson

    I had been anticipating HBO’s documentary on Kristof for quite some time, and the wait was definitely worth it! “Reporter” offered some real-time insight into the state of international reporting, as well as the situation in Congo. Two thumbs up!

    • Julie Schwietert

      Thanks for letting us know, Lauren!

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