As a journalist, my job is to be dispassionate. Suddenly to be the centre of a story and to be crying, it made me feel very insecure.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A journalist felt insecure when personal emotion became part of the story.
- In plain terms
- Being emotional in a story made the journalist feel insecure.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal emotion can clash with professional distance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you separate self from story?
Another view
It assumes dispassion is always achievable or best.
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