Side Note: Today turned out to be a very bad one for my profession. Four journalists were killed this afternoon in Phoenix, after two helicopters crashed into each other while multiple helicopters followed a police chase. The dead are two pilots and two photographers. Photographers (or 'photogs', as they are usually called) are often the hardest-working but lowest-paid people in the newsroom. There is no glory in their jobs, except for those who take real pride in getting the story on, as these men were doing today.
Industry-wide, hundreds of us in local TV are thinking about these four and expressing our thoughts and prayers for their families. I do hope, in this time of reflection, that all of us remember those same intentions when we deal with the general public which, all too often, comes during a time of tragedy in their lives.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment