ABSTRACT
This chapter tells the stories from the danger zone, and how they came to be. It focuses on the fundamental orientation of danger zone journalists, how this orientation leads them to choose and report one story over another, and how this manifests itself into news. A blend of news norms, emotions, interests, beliefs, and values come together to send journalists into particular territories in search of the news to send back home. Roy Gutman's story highlights the dogged determination driven by an ingrained sense of duty, ethic, and finely tuned emotions that signal when one's values have been violated. It's a hallmark of many though not all danger zone journalists who persist in the face of insurmountable obstacles and fears. Professional interests culminate from personal experiences, evoking empathy that provides news stories. Journalists from Northern Ireland who had lived through the "troubles", experienced trauma, sorrow, frustration, or anguish from the oppression and violence that they personally experienced, which motivated their coverage.
