At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog’s tail. Shaquille Brewster turns to sports on TV, and Julia Jenae talks things out with colleagues.
David Bauder April 10, 2021 - 6:54 AM
NEW YORK - At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog s tail. Shaquille Brewster turns to sports on TV, and Julia Jenae talks things out with colleagues.
Each is covering one of the nation s biggest stories, the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Each is also a Black journalist, reporting on an issue of great racial significance and forced â as part of their jobs â to watch video of George Floyd s life ending again and again.
âYou really feel the consequences of it,â said Brewster, who at age 28 is delivering repeated reports on NBC News and MSNBC programs.
For Black journalists, working Chauvin trial drains emotions
DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
April 10, 2021
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1of6This image released by MSNBC shows Correspondent Shaquille Brewster, right, on location covering the the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday April 7, 2021. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (MSNBC via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of6This image released by Court TV shows Legal Correspondent Julia Jenae reporting on the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday April 7, 2021. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
Chauvin trial stressful for minority journalists
This image released by MSNBC shows Correspondent Shaquille Brewster, right, on location covering the the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday April 7, 2021. Chauvin is charged with murder in the deat I know it s always a possibility that I could be one of those men winding up in a video at the hands of an officer.
Posted: Apr 10, 2021 9:13 AM
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NEW YORK (AP) At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog s tail. Shaquille Brewster turns to sports on TV, and Julia Jenae talks things out with colleagues.
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