TV Medical Correspondents Juggle Dueling Obligations in Haiti
For medical correspondents in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, being a doctor comes before being a journalist, NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman said, answering criticism over the ethical dilemma of reporters becoming part of the story."I guess the best thing I could ask of the critics is come here and walk in my shoes for a day and tell me if you would walk by somebody who has a bone sticking out of his arm," Snyderman told Howard Kurtz on CNN's Reliable Sources. "If you would walk by it, then I guess we're just different people."Hope for Haiti Now telethon takes over TV for earthquake reliefSnyderman, a head and neck cancer surgeon, is one of a handful of doctor-reporters trying to delicately balance ...
Sun, Jan 24, 2010