During this pandemic, journalists have become even more of a primary source of public communication. Journalists are getting the recognition they deserve — yet I’m struggling to fulfill my duties as a journalist in this pivotal time.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m beyond happy people are recognizing the importance of journalism, especially student journalism. It’s also important we don’t start romanticizing the process of journalism and ignore the real mental health issues many of us are facing.
Yes, this includes me.
About an hour before our weekly editors meeting back on March 16, I had a panic attack.