The irony of crime beat journalism--maybe all of journalism--is that the best stories are really the worst stories. The stories of calamity and tragedy are the stories that journalists live for. It gets the adrenaline churning in their blood and can burn them out young, but nevertheless it is a hard fact of the business. Their best day is your worst day.
Michael Connelly, Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers, 2004
Michael Connelly, Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers, 2004
No comments:
Post a Comment