(David Abel is an award-winning reporter for the Boston Globe. He has been with the globe for 20 years and has covered issues across the world, such as war in the Balkans, terrorism in New York and Boston, and now focusing on the environment.)
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“Any journalist trying to do the job right wants to be a voice for the voiceless, to cast light in dark places, and serve as a beacon for truth. These may seem like cliches, but they reflect our calling. We seek to provide a deeper understanding of the complexities of our world, without fear or favor. That is vital to any democracy. I spent months reporting in Cuba, and in other regions where there’s no free press, and what you get instead is propaganda, or fake news. A free press doing it right holds its government and other officials accountable.”
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- “I would like to think many of my stories have led to changes that benefit society. Some of those changes could be just the way people think about something or understand someone else.”
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- “Journalists worth their salt work very hard to get every detail right.“
(Edited by Rory Tettemer)
