Journalism

There is something horrifying about journalism. I have known this all my life, I guess. Since I was little I was disgusted by animal specials where cameramen and journalist merely recorded the death of the animals instead of stepping in and saving them.

War journalism is a scary career. Photographers are forced to catch moments of disaster, and somehow not become emotionally drawn to the situation. It is terrifying. The idea that a human being has to put themselves into a dangerous and traumatizing situation and somehow survive it while simultaneously documenting it is ridiculous.

I guess as a journalist, you are forced to divide yourself. Part of you wants to save everyone and everything, but the other part of you is focusing on the lighting, the angle and the camera. This is a necessary part of the career. Otherwise, you become grief stricken.

In Egypt, journalist have been attacked. One has been killed. They are documenting the revolts, and placing themselves in danger. This is something journalist have done for ages.

I honestly don't really know how I feel about this. In someways, journalism is extremely important and has the potential to change the world. But in other ways, journalism is disgusting and puts a huge wall between emotion and occupation. It is a scary business, and it continues to be a scary business.