We need to make an important point here. (Note the graphic video.) Anderson Cooper saved a young boy’s life here. And this past weekend, Sanjay Gupta kept a hospital afloat. Other doctors and reporters are getting their hands dirty in helping out with one of the worst natural disasters in history. And yet, some media critics are giving them crap for daring to help. We need to clarify this to our readers here, as fellow journalists:
one Being a journalist does not instantly mean that you stop caring about other human beings.
two It’s easy to remain impartial when you’re not in a disaster zone like Cooper was.
three Life and death is not the point where one brings up an ethical fight. It’s unavoidable.
four CNN’s editors may be exploiting it, but we’d rather see reporters help out. source