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.
-When journalists report on their own roles in helping victims, their actions are often perceived by the public as

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The public often perceives journalists' actions of helping victims and reporting on it as grandstanding, meaning they are seen as trying to attract attention or praise for themselves.