“The guardian angels of war journalists”: documentary series ‘War Junkies’ goes in search of the local ‘fixers’ of Rudi Vranckx and co | TV

TVThey never appear in the picture, but they are essential for every war journalist: the fixers. “Full-time babysitter, cook, interpreter and personal assistant. And that in one person.” The brand new ‘War Junkies’ documentary series, available to watch at Streamz, put them in the spotlight for the first time. In ‘De Morgen’ journalists like Rudi Vranckx (63) talk about the intimate relationship with the fixers and the difficult process of recruiting them. “One of them ran an online cooking channel in normal times. Not the person you want to go to the front with.”