My heart broke for BBC news presenter Joanna Gosling, who was so moved reading the terrible story of the four children who fell through the ice in Solihull she cried live on air.
To me, that is not a sign of unprofessionalism in a journalist but proof of a tender heart in a woman.
I have barely stopped thinking about the children’s parents since then. I tried to imagine what I’d say to them, but could think of no words.