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W.C. Heinz, a World War ll correspondent for the New York Sun reveals that he owes his success as a reporter to the inspiration he got from the ordinary soldiers who were doing the fighting. Heinz asserts that the motivational impetus to cover wars also arose from a moral and professional commitment towards the job and its ethics. However, Heinz feels that the situation in the combat zone is not conducive to taking notes as correspondents are wary of getting hurt. Heinz relates how close he came to experiencing death while covering the war front in Germany during World War ll.
Publication Name: Media Studies Journal
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 1057-7416
Year: 1996
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Kemal Kurspahic, the Editor of a Sarajevo daily, believes that despite the siege of Sarajevo, the newspaper continued to maintain its reduced circulation due to the staff's professionalism. Kurspahic notes that the public's faith in the newspaper credibly reportage under conditions of war helped them tide over the siege. Visions of the paper as one which upheld the principles of freedom also helped it to sustain its circulation. In addition, professional commitment to the besieged people of Sarajevo also helped the newspaper and its staff survive the siege.
Publication Name: Media Studies Journal
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 1057-7416
Year: 1996
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Bob Greene, an investigative reporter, feels that the opportunity to effect change for good is the reason that makes him continue in his profession. Greene feels that despite the varied risks involved in the profession of an investigative reporter, the work is thrilling and challenging. He asserts that a journalists commitment motivates them to carry on with the job. Money, Greene opines, is seldom the impetus for opting and continuing in investigative journalism.
Publication Name: Media Studies Journal
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 1057-7416
Year: 1996
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