Journalism has been described as the first rough draft of history, with reporters often bearing witness to the world’s most awful and awe-inspiring events.
But what is the emotional toll after being on the front lines of history? History's First Draft is an SBS News podcast series unravelling the psychological journey journalists undertake to bring us the news. In this episode, Michelle Stanley shares her experience covering a house fire in regional Western Australia which killed three children.
She says she's always loved working in the regions, as it's quite different to that of a reporter in the city. Once they had confirmation of the children's deaths, Michelle says it was all systems go with reporters from the city being sent to help cover the story and planning underway. Michelle says she isn’t sure why this particular incident affected her as much as it did, and still does.But as Michelle describes, the response from the family members affected by the fire was something which stuck with her - and challenged her idea of what a journalist’s role is.
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