Dan Eldon
Some
people may think that journalist have easy jobs and all they have to do is sit
at a desk and write but I say otherwise. Many Journalist risk their lives doing
what they love on warzones and sometimes even in hostile territories. I believe
that these journalist are not crazy and are in fact heroes because they shed
light on topics that we may know very little about. They are not heroes only
because they get us information but because they do their job willingly without
question. A journalist in the documentary by the name of Des Wright said
“covering war is just like fighting in war” safety is not guaranteed when on
the job.
In
the documentary Martin Bell brought up a great point when he said “it wasn’t
because of the military that the world knew, it was because of us” many of our world
leaders usually avoid informing the general population when something happens
but journalist will pick up the slack. Being a journalist must take an enormous
amount of courage that most of us cannot say we have. Another point Bell makes
is that journalist have a “front row seat in the making of history” which may
be one of the many motivations journalist have when on the job. I believe Amy
Eldon is doing a great thing going on a journalistic journey to find out what
happened to her brother it shows that journalism may have been something that
greatly bonded them with one another. It also shows that journalism may just
run in their blood but whatever the case may be I believe Amy Eldon is very
courageous for doing what she has done.
I
believe some of these stories do provide inspiration not only to pursue the
career of a journalist but also it inspires you to appreciate the line of work
that they do. These stories show it takes much more then knowing how to handle
a camera to do their job and I believe journalist receive less credit than what
should be given.
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