I was reading an article on The Enquirer, a paper from Cincinnati. The author writes about how difficult it is to cover a tragedy. Growing up in a small town, I can only imagine that a small-town journalist has a very tough time covering something this sad. This picture is from a serious fire that killed two fighters, including Don Patterson's (pictured) fiancee."Seeing Don led away from the scene is surreal. His smile is gone, replaced by a look of grief and sadness that pierces me to the core. I shoot video. It's hard"
In this article, the author writes about how sick he feels as he is called to cover this story that involves many of his friends, who happen to be firefighters. In a Journalism 301 class, we discussed how to handle awkward situations (i.e. how to talk to a parent/guardian who has just found out their child has died). And a reporter from the Republic told us the way to start is to ask how they would like their loved one to be remembered, and that will inevitably lead to a heartfelt description.
I'm just not sure I could objectively cover a story like this without emotion.
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