A Journalist Reflects on Twenty Years of Deadlines
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A Journalist Reflects on Twenty Years of Deadlines
Looking back, I ought to have questioned the source before broadcast, though question it I did not under deadline heat.
What investigative work teaches is that modality carries legal weight: might, ought, needn't — each word matters in court transcripts.
It was a fronted adverb in a witness statement that alerted editors to inconsistency with earlier testimony.
They needn't have published the rumour, yet publish it a rival did while we verified facts.
Not until retirement did I appreciate how cleft scripts guided listener attention without sounding academic.
What I would have done differently is train juniors in substitution drills so pronouns never obscure accountability.
Seldom has a career rewarded patience as much as speed, yet reward it good editors did when stories survived appeal.
Looking back, I ought to have questioned the source before broadcast, though question it I did not under deadline pressure.
