Well Tim reported the Columbian story. Jean C reported two different stories about where Joran got his coffee and she speaks Spanish. That's why I stated American reporters. Jean is bi-lingual, and Tim heard his information first hand (forgot how).
I'm beginning to get the impression the SA news media isn't collaborating much with the US or European news media or vice versa, so they're on their own. Some of the information appears so quickly on the SA news web sites, its apparent the Peruvian govt. and LE are giving them breaking news in advance of foreign journalists.
That there's a language barrier for the US media is disappointing. Back in the old days, news organizations invested in hiring professional foreign correspondents who knew the language, lived in the countries they covered and cultivated local contacts. Today, they seem to have celebrity reporters who don't have the same skills, contacts or depth of knowledge.
MOO