It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who worked for the people.
No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.

