‘The Lord’s Work’

“They will stand at post as journalists, and continue to do what I consider the Lord’s work.

 

“I am wiping away my own tears tonight as I write this farewell, and I want to leave you with the very things so many young journalists have heard me preach over decades. I believe these truths apply to us all. First, never let anyone steal your joy. Second, take care of you. Because some days, no one else will. And finally . . . only heart lasts.”

 

—Holly Zacharia, ending a 30-year reporting career, “A farewell thank you: Sharing in your joys and heartbreaks has been my greatest honor,” The Columbus Dispatch, March 11, 2022. (Thanks to alert WORDster Mike Lorz)

 

 

• Editorial Comment: Thank you, Holly.

 

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
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