Journalism An Act of Faith, Ann writes
February 25, 2010 |12:28 | Others By : Team X
In it Ann explains why she endures the emotional toll of leaving her family to report of stories of human suffering like Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami: because she believes that it is her job as a journalist to make people care about the world and its future. She credits her parents for inspiring her in her profession. Here is a brief excerpt:
"How do you keep doing what you do?” people ask me all the time. It’s a good question. Why is it I feel driven to cover these stories of human suffering, including Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami, when it means leaving my husband and two children behind at home?
There are days when I wonder if I’m a bit traumatized by it all. But still, when these stories happen, I feel a call, an urgency, to report them because I know I can give voice to those who need to be heard. Not only do they deserve that, but you deserve it too.
Your knowing about what’s happening in the rest of the world gives you a chance to care, and it is that empathy that offers the greatest hope. You see, I believe journalism is an act of faith in the future. That might sound strange in this day and age when so much on TV seems scandalous or frivolous. But then, I am my parents’ child, living lessons that have guided me from the beginning.
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