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How I walk the fine line between reporting responsibly and trying to be compassionate to grieving families

As journalists, we stay objective as a responsibility to our readers, but I feel it’s just as important to stay compassionate to those who trust us with their stories when we cover tragedies.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2023

Boy, 14, shot to death across the street from where brother was critically wounded years before: ‘Kids feel trapped,’ their mother says

Pierre Johnson was sitting on a porch across the street from his home in Fuller Park when he was killed in a shooting that wounded several other people.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2023