Quote: Journalists Must ‘Keep it Together’ Even When Reporting on Tragic Scenes

“It’s like when a parent cries. We expect our parents to keep it together and we expect our journalists to keep it together.” –MITCHELL STEPHENS, NYU Professor and author of “A History of News,” referring to the viral clip of Weather Channel reporter Mike Bettes’ emotional breakdown when reporting from Joplin, Mo. after the town’s

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Quote: Journalists Must ‘Keep it Together’ Even When Reporting on Tragic Scenes

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