Comments on: Adventures and angels are part of the job http://cornerstoneonjournalism.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/adventures-and-angels-are-part-of-the-job/ Thoughts, Ruminations and Breaking News in the Journalism Department of Cornerstone University - www.cornerstone.edu/journalism Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: blanchard46 http://cornerstoneonjournalism.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/adventures-and-angels-are-part-of-the-job/#comment-6 blanchard46 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:55:03 +0000 http://cornerstoneonjournalism.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/adventures-and-angels-are-part-of-the-job/#comment-6 Dave Murray's blog account above reminds me of many stories that I have covered as a former reporter. While I had to be professional and objectively report facts, it didn't mean that I turned off my emotions, especially when covering stories in which people were facing hardships, i.e. the loss of a loved one to death, prison or job losses. Alan Blanchard, asst. professor of journalism, Cornerstone University alan_blanchard@cornerstone.edu www.cornerstone.edu/journalism Dave Murray’s blog account above reminds me of many stories that I have covered as a former reporter. While I had to be professional and objectively report facts, it didn’t mean that I turned off my emotions, especially when covering stories in which people were facing hardships, i.e. the loss of a loved one to death, prison or job losses.

Alan Blanchard, asst. professor of journalism, Cornerstone University
alan_blanchard@cornerstone.edu
http://www.cornerstone.edu/journalism

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