When the public sees genuine people it tells them that the news is not fake or staged or even your so-called "reality TV shows." It's not only tough for the family members we interview but also the reporter him/herself because they're trying to stay strong themselves as they see the families break down throughout the interview. You have to think fast on WHAT types of questions to ask and HOW to ask them...just as if the victims were YOUR family.
A GOOD reporter will not bombard the family with too many questions, or simply rude ones. Give them time to respond and really try to FEEL what they're feeling because I know EVERYONE has lost someone special to them or knows someone who has. We are all humans no matter what our profession may be and I know TV journalists are not so liked because we are persistent in chasing our story but adding the other elements: compassion, dedication, accuracy, and hard-working...a reporter can work in ANY situation and really be APPRECIATED by the work we do!
1 comment:
In response to your post, it is the sob stories of local news outlets that repel me from watching them. The real news should be on the numerous transgressions we as a country commit, both domestically and abroad. So many tragic stories get little attention because of the conservative CEO's of the major news corporations who filter what is deemed news worthy. Very few reporters or journalists really attack pressing issues. Someone like Michael Moore for example, is a man who tries to open the eyes of the uniformed, but yet people simply do not care because their thinking is shaped by the daily news they watch. Now to conclude my argument, I am simply saying that the sob stories of the local news and even the national news prevents injustices--which affect the greater masses--from being told.
Post a Comment