I think that sells short good samaritans who very often are not professional rescuers or medics yet try to the best of their ability to assist those in peril.

I think that sells short good samaritans who very often are not professional rescuers or medics yet try to the best of their ability to assist those in peril. They too could say, I’m just a taxi driver, I’m just a teacher, etc. Newspeople to some degree are attracted to tragedy. While it may be a minority some will seek out thinks like war correspondence sometimes because they want to present a neutral side or counter narrative but also for the inherent thrill of danger and the action and boredom, etc.