In a hospital 29 years ago a bundle of rubbish moved, revealing the broken body of a dying toddler.
One of the most painful things about being in the media is one’s exposure to the dark side of life. In fact, my children have told me that moving from an entertainment/features-based journalist to one editing news turned me into a paranoid father.Children go swimming all the time, but it’s news when someone drowns. When long-distance car journeys end in four car pile-ups, that’s news. When racial harmony is blighted by a violent clash, that’s news.
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