Changing the Views of Journalism

My views toward journalism have changed dramatically since watching the documentary Dying to Tell the Story of Dan Elton. Before I was under the impression that journalism consisted of taking photos and exploring the different parts of the world. I didn't know the intensity and the depth of the job and the thing that actually went into journalism. I now know that people put their lives on the line in order to capture a photo or to tell a story. The situations that journalist put themselves in in order to tell us a story is not only serious but very dangerous. I personally think that if a person believes strongly in a story and believes that it indeed would effect the views and opinions of the people in general then i think that they should do everything in their power in order to expose that story. I think that journalist do a very commendable job, often times putting their own lives in danger in order to give us the people a life altering story.