Rachel Smolkin | Off the Sidelines

Rachel Smolkin | Off the Sidelines
Smolkin writes about the conflict for journalists when they are required on the one hand to be objective observers and on the other to respond as human beings to suffering and tragedy. Her experience reporting on the inexcusable lack of government help during Katrina changed her from a hard-line view (journalists should only report, never help victims) to feeling that helping out does not compromise one's impartiality and objectivity in reporting a tragedy.
-One of the most basic tenets of professional journalism has been that journalists ___________ intervene in the stories they are covering.

A) are able to
B) are not able to
C) should
D) should not