overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
Refers to journalistic activities conducted outside Japan: gathering news, conducting interviews, or producing reports in a foreign country.
He compiled the information he obtained through overseas reporting into an article.
We will dispatch a reporter with extensive experience in covering stories abroad.
取材 is general newsgathering or interviewing; 海外取材 specifies that the activity takes place overseas.
Compound of 海外 (overseas) and 取材 (newsgathering, reporting).