What was different for me was this story was about my wife s little brother. What was different for me was suffering through my wife's grief and her family s grief. I was hurt by the news coverage because it hurt my wife and her family. The readings this week deal with journalists and grief. Keep in mind that journalists frequently cover stories were grief is a component.
Many stories end up on the news because someone is hurt or killed.
The point of these readings is to make you think for a moment about the people in your stories.