Media Spotlight I

Left bewildered by a second cruel turn of events (Local)

This article is an important read for any aspiring journalist. It is a story about a journalist who has been fighting for the release of a 16-year-old boy who was wrongfully convicted of robbery.

The journalist even uses the boys first name, Author, to show how connected he was to his “subject.” He had wrote various articles, talked to witnesses and jurors about the case, and became close to family members.

He was released after spending over 2 years in prison for the crime. His 12-year sentence was dropped and he would now re-enter society at 18-years old Much of the reason that Author would get that chance is because of this journalists efforts.

It ends up being a short lived happy ending, and you can feel how a journalist can be affected by the story. Author was murdered on the month of his 26th birthday. He was ran down by a pick-up truck in a mobile home park.

It is sad, but I am sure common for journalists to become attached to people and events that they feel passionate about. After all, they felt it was something that was important enough to spend their time writing about. Sometimes that time pays off and there has got to be times that it does not.